The benefits of Supplemental Instruction (SI) on students in targeted courses have been explored in other research. In this poster we report on the effects on the Peer Leaders in the STEPS (Strides Toward Encouraging Professions in Science) SI program on the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado. The Peer Leaders have acquired better leadership, presentation, time management and communication skills through their involvement in the SI program. They have learned group dynamics and various teaching techniques such as the use of models, real world examples and analogies to help students understand difficult concepts. SI Peer Leaders have become fascinated with how people learn and have found that SI fuels their passion for teaching and exciting people about learning chemistry. Even SI Peer Leaders who had not originally intended careers in education are now interested in incorporating teaching in their future career plans.

Benefits of supplemental instruction to peer leaders

242nd National Meeting (2011)

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