This paper describes a pilot project to support first year students who have failed or barely passed an early piece of assessment in a large, foundation course. The intervention pilot project is based on a strategy originally devised and pioneered by Professor Keithia Wilson and Associate Professor Alf Lizzio to help first-year students develop self-management and problem-solving capabilities. It involves at-risk students filling out a reflective workbook and participating in an intensive academic planning discussion with their tutor. The success of the original intervention was repeated in this pilot project at a different institution, demonstrating its efficacy in other course and disciplinary contexts.
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13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: Aspiration – Access – Achievement, Adelaide, Australia 27-30 June 2010
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Proceedings of the 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference / J. Thomas (ed): pp.1-10