{"id":7317,"date":"2020-01-13T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/?page_id=7317"},"modified":"2020-03-02T08:02:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:02:51","slug":"si-is-for-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/si-program__trashed\/si-is-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"SI for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7787 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-105x136.jpg 105w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-317x410.jpg 317w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-423x548.jpg 423w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-634x821.jpg 634w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-846x1095.jpg 846w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-951x1231.jpg 951w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/03\/SI-Sessions-for-Spring-2020-Semeseter-1268x1641.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,411px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits to Students Who Attend SI and Embedded Tutor Sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SI Program data show big benefits to students who attend peer-assisted learning sessions regularly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-945 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-20-at-5.05.00-PM-300x124.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" \/>Since the program began in 2015, data have repeatedly shown that\u00a0<strong>students who attend more than 6 sessions in a semester earn, on average, a half letter grade higher than students who choose not to attend SI sessions for the same course<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feedback from students who take these courses is also highly positive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students say they enjoy the peer-based group study environment and that the strategies they learn in sessions are useful\u00a0in other courses.<\/li>\n<li>They leave sessions feeling more confident in the course material and their own abilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-944 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-20-at-5.04.43-PM-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just a few of the positive comments from students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI<span class=\"s1\">t taught me how to learn better.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s a big study group with fun ways to learn so you don\u2019t have to work alone.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0could see the difference in my grade.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>*Students should not use SI as their only study time outside of class.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em>Also they will get much better results if\u00a0they do some studying before coming to the SI session.\u00a0 Remember, it is recommended that students study 2-3 hours per credit per week.\u00a0 SI is a highly effective and efficient way to meet some of that study time because it targets the most important and most difficult material!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benefits to Students Who Attend SI and Embedded Tutor Sessions SI Program data show big benefits to students who attend peer-assisted learning sessions regularly. 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