Improving student success with online embedded tutor support in first-year subjects. 'A practice report'

Institutional commitment to the student experience in the early stages of university has the greatest potential to exceed student expectations. The cross-institutional Embedded Tutors Program provides undergraduate students with access to subject content experts from 12 first-year subjects across a...

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Published inStudent success Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 42 - 50
Main Authors Kelly Linden, Sarah Teakel, Neil Van der Ploeg
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brisbane QUT Library 01.07.2022
Subjects
Blended learning
Learning
Meetings
Methodology
Planning
Students
Tutors and tutoring
Vocational guidance
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Summary:Institutional commitment to the student experience in the early stages of university has the greatest potential to exceed student expectations. The cross-institutional Embedded Tutors Program provides undergraduate students with access to subject content experts from 12 first-year subjects across a regional university. Tutors provide one-on-one draft assessment feedback in subjects with a large written assessment task. A total of 428 students attended 615 tutor sessions held online via Zoom. Students who met with a tutor had higher average assessment marks and cumulative subject marks than those students who did not attend a session. Feedback from students was positive, with 78% of students rating the tutor session "extremely helpful." This study provides evidence of the value of subject-specific draft assessment feedback for students in first-year subjects.
Bibliography:Student Success, Vol. 13, No. 2, Jul 2022, 42-50
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:2205-0795
2205-0795
DOI:10.5204/ssj.2338