API
is a non-remedial peer tutoring program modeled on a nationally recognized
one, Supplemental Instruction (S.I.)
API targets
difficult or "high risk" courses - those with a high rate of D , F, or W grades
and then provides regularly scheduled out-of-class peer facilitated sessions for
these courses.
S.I. is currently in
place in over 1000 institutions of higher learning both nationally and abroad.
At LaGuardia, we have been serving students since the spring of 1993.
In API, once a "high risk" course has been selected, an API
student leader is hired. This is a LaGuardia student who has
completed the course, earned a grade of B+ or higher, and received
a recommendation from a faculty member. The student then
re-attends the course, takes notes and organizes a minimum of three
out-of-class API group study sessions per week. During these
study sessions, the tutor reviews the material
covered in class using collaborative or group learning principles
while promoting active problem solving.
Our statistics mirror
and often exceed national ones. Students at LaGuardia who attend
API study sessions score on the average one letter higher than those who
do not.
For further information please visit our statistics
site.
If you are a student and would like
to become an API tutor visit our become a tutor
site.