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Supporting the academic success of underrecognised higher education students through an immersive block model
Higher education research and development, Vol.44(3), pp.721-735
03/04/2025
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Abstract
Immersive block models are an innovative approach to higher education (HE) that engage students over shorter periods of study than traditional semesters and aim to improve students’ academic success through a more focused and active learning experience. These models may be of particular benefit for HE students from cohorts that are historically underrecognised. We investigate this potential by comparing academic achievement (N = 30,108) outcomes for minoritised student groups in a six-week immersive block model and a traditional 13-week model at a public Australian university. Statistically significant improvements in academic success were observed for students identified as low socio-economic status, first-in-family, regional/remote, Indigenous, and registered with a disability, with improvements particularly pronounced for the latter two student groups. This case study indicates that immersive block models providing the conditions for more focused and active education can significantly enhance the academic achievement of underrecognised students. Immersive block models can contribute towards the important goal of developing more inclusive HE.
Details
- Title
- Supporting the academic success of underrecognised higher education students through an immersive block model
- Creators
- Thomas Roche - Southern Cross UniversityErica Wilson - Southern Cross UniversityElizabeth Goode - Southern Cross UniversityJohn W. McKenzie - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Higher education research and development, Vol.44(3), pp.721-735
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 15
- Identifiers
- 991013239113802368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
- Academic Unit
- SCU College; Office of the PVC (Academic Innovation); Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Office of the PVC (Academic Quality)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Local Fields
- Original Research - SoLT