Tutoring Services' supplemental instruction
WHAT is supplemental instruction?
Tutoring Services provides weekly review sessions for students who are taking a challenging
course. Students benefit greatly from study time spent outside the classroom to supplement
their understanding of concepts. Research shows that students who take advantage of
services like supplemental instruction, six or more times per semester, experience
a significantly higher positive impact on their grades than students who utilized
the services fewer than six times or did not use the services at all.
WHO should attend?
Students who want to get better in the course, to develop strategies for learning
the course concepts, and to learn how to self-test their understanding of the material
WHO leads the sessions?
Peer Educators lead the sessions and have completed the course successfully. The leaders
know the course content, prepare to lead the study sessions, and provide study strategies
appropriate for the course material. Your leader will help you learn how to think
about the content of the lectures, apply the information, and meet the learning objectives.
HOW does a student get started?
- Be enrolled in the selected course section.
- Get the schedule from Tutoring Services.
- Attend study sessions every week.
- Bring your text.
- Bring your notes.
- Bring your questions.
Attending the supplemental instruction study sessions has proven to be an effective use of study time.
If you any questions or just the need for additional information, please send an email to casa-tutoring@memphis.edu. Tutoring services are available to all UofM students who are taking the course for which they are requesting help at the time of their request.