DocumentCode :
2821919
Title :
Successfully applying the supplemental instruction model to engineering and pre engineering
Author :
Blat, Catherine M. ; Nunnally, Kathleen
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., North Carolina Univ., Charlotte, NC, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
20-23 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
Supplemental instruction (SI) is a nonremedial program that utilizes peer-assisted review sessions and targets historically difficult academic courses. SI has been used nationally for decades in nonengineering and pre-engineering courses, however, there is very little literature on its application in engineering courses. In UNC Charlotte, offering SI in core engineering courses began in 1996 when the College of Engineering joined forces with the university\´s established SI program. Using grant funding, SI was piloted in three engineering "gateway" courses with low participation and results that initially were not as impressive as those in chemistry and biology courses. Yet students and faculty began to recognize the potential of this new program. Since then, assessment results indicate that SI is making a positive impact on final course grade sand on DFW rates. This paper focuses on the development, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of the program. Actual assessment results and lessons learned are presented.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; academic courses; biology course; chemistry course; collaborative learning; grant funding; nonengineering course; peer-assisted review session; preengineering course; supplemental instruction model; Biology; Chemistry; Cities and towns; Collaborative work; Continuous improvement; Educational institutions; Equations; Feedback; Meetings;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8552-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2004.1408778
Filename :
1408778
Link To Document :
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