It certainly does take some time to go through these steps, but the time you spend reading your assignments systematically can really pay off. And if you use the SQ3R technique to read, you may not have to re-read when you are studying for exams. All tutoring is FREE At Penn State Altoona, both peer tutoring and professional tutoring are free to any student registered for classes here. Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. The LRC will pilot an SI program in the spring.
SI focuses on historically difficult, high-risk courses rather than on individual students at risk.
The goals of SI are to improve student grades in targeted historically difficult courses, reduce the attrition rate within those courses, increase the eventual graduation rates of students. All students in a targeted course are urged to attend SI sessions, and students with varying ability levels participate. During the spring semester pilot program, we ll need several SI leaders, students who will conduct weekly review sessions for the classes in the pilot project. The SI leaders will also work closely with the SI supervisor to monitor the effectiveness of the program. Training will be provided during the final month of fall semester.