The Supplemental Instruction Model

The Supplemental Instruction (SI) Model developed by Deanna Martin at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is a nonremedial academic support program which targets historically difficult courses or major prerequisites. Key collaborators in the SI model are the SI leader, the SI supervisor, and the course instructor. SI provides assistance on an outreach basis in regularly scheduled out-of-class study sessions that begin the 1st week of class. The study sessions are led by the SI leader, a student who successfully completed the course. The SI study sessions provide a forum for students to discuss and process course content.