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Avoiding the second year slump : a transition framework for students progressing through university

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posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00 authored by J McBurnie, Malcolm CampbellMalcolm Campbell, Jan WestJan West
The ‘Sophomore Slump’ is a lack of engagement that can be experienced by students entering their second year at University. It has been a recognized phenomenon in American universities for many years but has gone largely unrecognized within Australian Universities. In 2009 a program called ‘Welcome to Second Year’ was introduced at a Metropolitan Australian University for Science students returning as second years or articulating straight into second year. The one day program took place during the week before trimester 1 classes commenced. The aim of the program was to re-engage students both socially with their peers, and academically with their course, and also to introduce them to professionals in their field. This paper provides a description of the program as well as student evaluation of the program over the three years it has now been run.

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Journal

International journal of innovation in science and mathematics education

Volume

20

Issue

2

Pagination

14 - 24

Publisher

Institute for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education

Location

Sydney, N.S.W.

ISSN

2200-4270

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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