Conference proceeding
Raising the academic success of students from equity backgrounds in higher education through immersive scheduling
Proceedings of Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference, Vol.2023
Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference (STARS), 2023 (Brisbane, Australia, 03/07/2023 - 05/07/2023)
03/07/2023
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Abstract
In 2021, a regional Australian university transformed its academic delivery model. Twelve-week trimesters were replaced with 6-week terms, and an active learning pedagogical framework was implemented across the institution. This presentation reports on the impact of this new model – a form of immersive scheduling or block delivery – on the academic success and satisfaction of students from key equity groups: low socio-economic status, non-English speaking background, Indigenous, registered with a disability, regional/remote, and first-in-family. Student grades (N = 30,108) and unit feedback responses (N = 8,896) were analysed across two years of immersive delivery and compared with results from the traditional model. Results from inferential statistical tests indicate that the immersive model had a significant positive impact on equity students’ academic outcomes, with particularly strong gains observed for Indigenous students and students registered with a disability.
Details
- Title
- Raising the academic success of students from equity backgrounds in higher education through immersive scheduling
- Creators
- Thomas Roche (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityElizabeth Goode (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityErica Wilson (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityJohn W. McKenzie (Author) - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference, Vol.2023
- Conference
- Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference (STARS), 2023 (Brisbane, Australia, 03/07/2023 - 05/07/2023)
- Publisher
- STARS
- Identifiers
- 991013140113702368
- Copyright
- © Copyright 2023 Jason Thomas Events Pty Ltd
- Academic Unit
- Office of the PVC (Academic Quality); Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Office of the PVC (Academic Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Local Fields
- Original Research - SoLT