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Longitudinal Analysis of STEM peer support visitation patterns: STIMulating learning
Proceedings STARS Conference 2019, pp.1-10
Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention & Success (STARS) Conference, 2019 (Melbourne, Australia, 07-Jul-2019–10-Jul-2021)
STARS
2019
Abstract
Peers supporting peers in higher education is a help seeking behaviour that has proven positive impact on student success and retention (Drane, Micari, & Light, 2014). STIMulate is a Queensland University of Technology peer program that normalises peer learning facilitation as a core support for learning mechanism university-wide with 10839 student visits reported between 2016 and 2018. This paper reports the findings of an empirical longitudinal analysis using three-years of detailed student-visitation data to answer crucial service provision questions and evidence student visitation trends. We focus on understanding when first time student visits occur and whether student visits continue for the duration of their studies. We address how the service can proactively respond to peaks and relate our findings to assessment patterns. Our analysis shows that students who visit us in their first year continue to do so throughout their studies raising implications for the sector and programs of similar intent or structure.
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- Title
- Longitudinal Analysis of STEM peer support visitation patterns: STIMulating learning
- Authors
- Richard Medland (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyCharith Rathnayaka (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyGabrielle Ward (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Proceedings STARS Conference 2019, pp.1-10
- Conference details
- Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention & Success (STARS) Conference, 2019 (Melbourne, Australia, 07-Jul-2019–10-Jul-2021)
- Publisher
- STARS
- Date published
- 2019
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99542308402621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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