Classroom karaoke: A social and academic transition strategy to enhance the first-year experience of youth studies students

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Author(s)
Baker, Sarah
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2012
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An innovative icebreaker initiative - 'classroom karaoke' - was deployed at the beginning of a first-year undergraduate course in youth studies at an Australian university. The study used karaoke as a social and academic transition strategy to enhance students' first-year experience at university. Students responded positively to this lecture-based social integration tool and reported that it made the learning environment less threatening, reduced anxiety and encouraged student interaction.An innovative icebreaker initiative - 'classroom karaoke' - was deployed at the beginning of a first-year undergraduate course in youth studies at an Australian university. The study used karaoke as a social and academic transition strategy to enhance students' first-year experience at university. Students responded positively to this lecture-based social integration tool and reported that it made the learning environment less threatening, reduced anxiety and encouraged student interaction.
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Journal Title
Youth Studies Australia
Volume
31
Issue
1
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© 2012 ACYS. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the publisher’s website.
Subject
Sociology not elsewhere classified
Studies in Human Society