{"id":922,"date":"2026-03-06T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/?p=922"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:05:05","slug":"relationship-between-regular-substantive-interaction-rsi-and-student-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/2026\/03\/06\/relationship-between-regular-substantive-interaction-rsi-and-student-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship Between RSI and Student Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>RSI Category<\/th><th>Interaction Purpose<\/th><th>Equity Challenge Addressed<\/th><th>How the Interaction Supports Equity<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Regular Interaction A<\/strong> <em>(Course Structure &amp; Instructor Presence)<\/em><\/td><td>Establish predictable communication, course organization, and instructor visibility<\/td><td>Structural isolation, confusion about expectations, hidden curriculum<\/td><td>Provides clear communication routines, pacing guidance, and instructor presence so students understand expectations and remain connected to the course<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Regular Interaction B<\/strong> <em>(Engagement Monitoring &amp; Support)<\/em><\/td><td>Respond to patterns in student participation and engagement<\/td><td>Uneven help-seeking norms, academic social capital gaps, early disengagement<\/td><td>Instructor outreach ensures struggling or disengaged students receive support without needing to self-advocate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Substantive Interaction A<\/strong> <em>(Live Instruction)<\/em><\/td><td>Deliver real-time instructor-led teaching and concept clarification<\/td><td>Uneven preparation and misunderstanding of complex concepts<\/td><td>Provides guided explanation, modeling, and opportunities for immediate clarification<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Substantive Interaction B<\/strong> <em>(Individualized Feedback)<\/em><\/td><td>Engage directly with student work through feedback and revision guidance<\/td><td>Unequal familiarity with academic expectations, skill development gaps<\/td><td>Helps students understand how to improve and develop academic skills through personalized guidance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Substantive Interaction C<\/strong> <em>(Course-Level Instructional Response)<\/em><\/td><td>Address patterns in student understanding across the class<\/td><td>Collective misunderstandings and hidden academic norms<\/td><td>Clarifies expectations, reteaches challenging concepts, and makes academic practices more visible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Substantive Interaction D<\/strong> <em>(Embedded Activity Facilitation)<\/em><\/td><td>Provide instruction within discussions or active learning activities<\/td><td>Participation imbalances and dominant communication styles<\/td><td>Encourages inclusive dialogue, validates diverse perspectives, and supports deeper engagement<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RSI Category Interaction Purpose Equity Challenge Addressed How the Interaction Supports Equity Regular Interaction A (Course Structure &amp; Instructor Presence) Establish predictable communication, course organization, and instructor visibility Structural isolation, confusion about expectations, hidden curriculum Provides clear communication routines, pacing guidance, and instructor presence so students understand expectations and remain connected to the course Regular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rsi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1127,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions\/1127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}