SI Supplemental Instruction

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• (SI) Supplemental Instruction
• MSJC MVC
• Results
• FALL 2008
• Basic Skills Initiative

Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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SI Elements

• Courses historically difficult courses
• SI Leader passed course with an A
• paid for attending all
  classes with current class
• does not re-lecture
• leads/facilitates
  discussion
• shares study strategies
• viewed as a peer
• Sessions two one hour sessions per wk
• planned around students
• Session group participation
• Participant attended at least one SI session
• attendance is voluntary

Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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BSI Support Fall 2008

• 10,000 MVC
• Coordinator (1) 4150
• Duties include but are not limited to data
  collection and management, selection and training
  of SI Leaders, scheduling of SI sections, and
  marketing and meeting with faculty.
• SI Leaders (3) 1800/SIL
• Duties include but are not limited to attending
  all classes, conducting two out-of-class review
  sessions, and attending all on-going training
  meetings.
• Materials - 450 (spent 446.53)
• Including but limited to textbooks, paper,
  training material, index cards, pens

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Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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Data Source

• Janice Levasseur MSJC MVC Math Center and SI
  Coordinator
• Fall 2008 Semester - 3 BSI SI Sections
• Math 50 Mind Over Math
• Math 51 Pre-Algebra
• Math 96 Intermediate Algebra
• 104 students enrolled
• 63 SI Group (61 participation rate)
• 41 Non-SI Group
• 83 SI Session Hours offered
• 393.5 Contact Hours
• 4.74 SI participants/session
• 6.25 SI sessions/participant

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Benefits of SI

• increased course grades
• decreased of withdraws
• increased success rates
• Note Math 96 has been the exception

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Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
LevasseurCompiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
Over half (61) of the all BSI students attended
at least one SI session. 83-one hour sessions
were conducted generating close to 400 contact
hours
61 participation
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Grade DistributionSI versus Non-SI group Math
50 Mind Over Math
Math 050 Mind Over Math Successful completions
in the SI Group (77) exceed the Non-SI
(59). The GPA of the SI Group (3.0) was
significantly higher that the GPA of the Non-SI
Group (2.18).
77
Success Rate
32
Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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Grade DistributionSI versus Non-SI group Math
51 Pre-Algebra
Math 051 Pre-Algebra Successful completions in
the SI Group (74) exceed the Non-SI (69). The
GPA of the SI Group (3.0) was significantly
higher that the GPA of the Non-SI Group (2.18).
74
Success Rate
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Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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Grade DistributionSI versus Non-SI group Math
96 Intermediate Algebra
Math 096 Intermediate Algebra Unlike the other
classes, Math 96 saw up-side-down results.
Successful completions in the Non-SI (67) exceed
the SI Group (44). The GPA of the SI Group
(1.92) was significantly lower than the GPA of
the Non-SI Group (3.0).
Success Rate
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Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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SI -StatsBSI SI Fall 08

• BSI SI Participants attended on average
  6sessions
• The mean of students per session were 4
• A SI session requires an estimated 3 attendees
  to be cost effective

Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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Grade Point AverageSI versus Non-SI group
The mean final grade avg. of BSI SI participants
2.44 was 0.27 higher than the NonSI participants.
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Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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• BSI Students that attended more SI sessions
  received higher grades

of SI Sessions Attended
Mean Final Grade Avg.
Source MSJC MVC Math Coordinator Janice
Levasseur Compiled MSJC RP Dept. XCHAS
Ext7073 - 2.10.9
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Key Findings Next Steps

• Math 50 and Math 51 SI effective form of
  academic support.
• Math 96 2nd semester of supporting with SI with
  up side down results (2 different instructors)
• Next step BSI funds will support M96 in
  the Spring 2009. We are researching possible
  causes of the up-side-down results in order to
  determine if M96 will continue to be SI supported
  at MVC.
• Hypothesis i.e.
  possibility due to under-prepared M90 entering
  M96
• - test preppers 1 to 4 sessions attendees
• Summer session SI 4 sections SU08 with little
  or no success- summer students tend to be
  stronger academically
• Next step MVC will not run SI in future
  summer sessions
• Increases success rate
• Selection of courses are data based driven -- BSI
  funded - 3 classes (math 50,51,96) as a result SI
  courses will be offered in other identified
  difficult subjects for basic skills students
• history (FA08,SP09) psychology
  (FA08,SP09) Spanish (SP09)
• ? Spring 2009 BSI funds are supporting M51, M90,
  M96
• SI growth sources

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Any Questions?