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NTU First Year Tutorial Initiative Student Writing In Transition Symposium 2011 13 September 2011

NTU First Year Tutorial Initiative Student Writing In Transition Symposium 2011 13 September 2011. Helen Puntha, Centre for Academic Development and Quality. Transition

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NTU First Year Tutorial Initiative Student Writing In Transition Symposium 2011 13 September 2011

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  1. NTU First Year Tutorial InitiativeStudent Writing In Transition Symposium 2011 13 September 2011 Helen Puntha, Centre for Academic Development and Quality

  2. Transition 1st year students require time and support to succeed in new learning environment and begin acculturation into discipline/profession Social transition is as important as academic transition Engagement Engagement is the next most important factor for predicting student progression and achievement after prior qualifications For students with lower entry qualifications the effect is increased (Kuh 2008) Active participation in ‘educationally purposeful activity’ (Hu and Ku 2001) Theoretical Underpinnings Learning as Participation • ‘Communities of practice’(Lave and Wenger 1991)

  3. Principles

  4. System Requirements Full tutorial system will be implemented in 2012-13. Interim position for 2011-12 is as follows: • All first year undergraduates to receive, in Welcome Week, the names of a personal/academic tutor and the members of their tutorial group. • Each tutorial group (of 8-12 students) to meet twice in the first term and three more times, across terms 2 and 3.

  5. Guidance on Tutorial Session Content

  6. References Hu, S. and Kuh, G.D. Being (dis)engaged in educationally purposeful activities: the influences of student and institutional characteristics. Research in Higher Education 43(5) pp. 555-575. 2001. Kuh, G.D. et al. Unmasking the effects of student engagement on first-year college grades and persistence. Journal of Higher Education. 79(5) pp. 540-563. 2008. Lave, J. and Wenger, E. Situated learning: legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1991.

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