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dc.contributor.convenorKaren Nelson
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Ron
dc.contributor.authorMcPhail, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorMcConachie, Jeanne
dc.contributor.editorKaren Nelson
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:08:55Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-08-05T07:16:14Z
dc.identifier.refurihttp://www.fyhe.com.au/past_papers/papers09/index.html
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/31875
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent48570 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherQUT Publishing
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename12th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE2009)
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleFirst Year in Higher Education Conference 2009
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2009-06-29
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2009-07-01
dc.relation.ispartoflocationTownsville, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode139999
dc.titleAssisting transition through an Honours College program: an Australian perspective
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.rights.copyright© 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.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorMcPhail, Ruth E.
gro.griffith.authorFisher, Ron J.
gro.griffith.authorMcConachie, Jeanne A.


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