Avoiding the second year slump : a transition framework for students progressing through university
McBurnie, Janine E., Campbell, Malcolm and West, Jan M. 2012, Avoiding the second year slump : a transition framework for students progressing through university, International journal of innovation in science and mathematics education, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 14-24.
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Avoiding the second year slump : a transition framework for students progressing through university
International journal of innovation in science and mathematics education
Volume number
20
Issue number
2
Start page
14
End page
24
Total pages
11
Publisher
Institute for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education
Place of publication
Sydney, N.S.W.
Publication date
2012
ISSN
2200-4270
Summary
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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eng
Field of Research
130103 Higher Education 130299 Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified 130304 Educational Administration, Management and Leadership
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