1 (SI) Supplemental Instruction MSJC – MVC Results FALL 2008 Basic Skills Initiative Source: MSJC...

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(SI) Supplemental InstructionMSJC – MVC

ResultsFALL 2008

Basic Skills Initiative

Source: MSJC MVC Math Coordinator – Janice LevasseurCompiled: MSJC R&P 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


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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/SILDuties 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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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

Source: MSJC MVC Math Coordinator – Janice Levasseur Compiled: MSJC R&P Dept. – XCHAS Ext7073 - 2.10.9

Data Source


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

Benefits of SI

6Source: MSJC MVC Math Coordinator – Janice LevasseurCompiled: MSJC R&P Dept. – XCHAS Ext7073 - 2.10.9

61% participation

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

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Grade DistributionSI versus Non-SI group

Math 50 – Mind Over Math

Math 050 – Mind Over MathSuccessful 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).

Math 050 – Mind Over MathSuccessful 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%

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Grade DistributionSI versus Non-SI group Math 51 – Pre-Algebra

Math 051 – Pre-AlgebraSuccessful 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).

Math 051 – Pre-AlgebraSuccessful 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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Grade DistributionSI versus Non-SI group

Math 96 – Intermediate Algebra

Math 096 – Intermediate AlgebraUnlike 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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SI -StatsBSI SI Fall ‘08

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


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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 Non–SI participants.The mean final grade avg. of BSI SI participants 2.44 was 0.27 higher than the Non–SI participants.


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BSI Students that attended more SI sessions received higher gradesBSI Students that attended more SI sessions received higher grades


# of SI Sessions Attended

Mean Final Grade Avg.


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 (FA’08,SP09) psychology (FA’08,SP09) Spanish (SP’09)

Spring 2009 BSI funds are supporting M51, M90, M96

• SI growth sources: funding (not a replacement for tutoring) availability of SI leaders (trained & experienced) seasoned SI coordinator (trained, experienced & dedicated champion)

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