Academic Success Center

"Supporting  Academic  Excellence"

Auxiliary Instruction is a program designed to aid student success and retention in historically difficult classes. Students who have been successful in these courses serve as peer Auxiliary Instruction leaders. They attend selected sections as guests and then conduct out-of-class study sessions. Below is a list detailing facts about and advantages of the program.

• Auxiliary Instruction is a series of weekly review sessions for students taking historically difficult classes. 
• AI is provided for all students who want to improve their understanding of course material and make higher grades. 
• It is a chance for students to get together with peers to compare notes, discuss important concepts, develop strategies for studying the subject, and to test themselves before the professor does. 
• The AI leaders are successful students who guide participants through these activities. 
• They are students themselves and are prepared to share with participants what they have learned about how to study and succeed in these courses. 
• They will be in class everyday, hearing what students hear and reading the same material. 
• They will not lecture; their job is to help students think about lectures and course readings and put it all together during AI sessions.
• Attendance is voluntary. Students should attend as few or as many session as they choose. They should bring their notes, textbooks, and their questions.
• Studies have proven that students attending these sessions succeed at higher levels than those who don’t attend!
• For example, students who regularly attended World History AI sessions at Georgia Southern during Spring Semester 2003 averaged 92 for the term, while the class average was 78!

 

Interested in participating in the Auxiliary Instruction Program?  Use the links below to see the classes participating in the program and to find out more about becoming an auxiliary peer leader.

MATH 1111 Classes with AI Study Groups for Spring 2008

HIST 1112 & 2110 Classes with AI Study Groups for Spring 2008

Info about Becoming an AI Peer Leader

 

The Academic Success Center is located on the second floor of Cone Hall across the pedestrium from Hollis and Rosenwald.

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This page is maintained by Janet O'Brien

Last updated: 1/10/08

Send questions and comments to asc@georgiasouthern.edu