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  • Assisting transition through an Honours College program: an Australian perspective

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    Author(s)
    Fisher, Ron
    McPhail, Ruth
    McConachie, Jeanne
    Griffith University Author(s)
    McPhail, Ruth E.
    Fisher, Ron J.
    McConachie, Jeanne A.
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    The authors present a study wherein 130 students enrolled in the first Australian Honours College successfully made the transition to first-year university studies. High achieving students are provided with a specialised program to ensure smooth transition to university. Student perceptions and performance are evaluated prior to commencement, at the end of first semester and at the end of the academic year enabling changes to be made formatively, with the final evaluation measuring individual student GPA against average GPA for the program of study. Using qualitative and quantitative data, the research finds that the Honours ...
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    The authors present a study wherein 130 students enrolled in the first Australian Honours College successfully made the transition to first-year university studies. High achieving students are provided with a specialised program to ensure smooth transition to university. Student perceptions and performance are evaluated prior to commencement, at the end of first semester and at the end of the academic year enabling changes to be made formatively, with the final evaluation measuring individual student GPA against average GPA for the program of study. Using qualitative and quantitative data, the research finds that the Honours College program provides an effective means of transition to university for high performing students. The study finds that Honours College provides high achieving students with opportunities to excel. Also, that the formative evaluation and structure of Honours College provides a means of enabling successful transition to university studies.
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    Conference Title
    First Year in Higher Education Conference 2009
    Publisher URI
    http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2009. The attached file is posted here with permission of the copyright owners] for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. For information about this conference please refer to the publisher's website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Education not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/31875
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