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Showing 1 to 20 of 155 for “"Academic support."”.
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Prevailing and preferred learning practices in university academic support
… and preferred learning practices in students support programmes. The aims of the study were: • To determine the nature of learning practices that prevail at the University of Zululand. • To determine the learning practices that student prefer. • To determine the students' perception of the …
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A description of academic support systems in intercollegiate athletics
… been debated by educators for decades. Although academic achievement is almost always listed as a major goal of athletic departments, there seems to be a conflict between the goals of higher education and athletics. Concerns about the balance between academics and athletics in the collegiate …
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Student engagement with an academic support center during Covid-19
The challenge to improve academic achievement for community college students has generated concern for decades, with renewed emphasis during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020-2021, known as Covid-19 (Roueche, 1968; West & Fabre, 2021). National and local initiatives for student success have been …
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A Case Study Of The Student Academic Support System: State University
… mandated the development of a computer assisted academic advisement program for the State University System. This study of the Student Academic Support System (SASS) explored the administrator and advisor viewpoints, rather than traditional student perception assessments, in order to add to the …
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Beyond Academics: Challenging Issues Facing Community College Non-Academic Support Services
… current and emerging community college non-academic support service issues. These auxiliary services, not unlike academic or student affairs, support the community college mission and vision as well as students’ academic success. Since December 2007, Americans have been experiencing a …
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An Online Academic Support Model for Students Enrolled in Internet-Based Classes
… grades even though they had acquired fewer academic credits and had, on average, scored lower on their first course exams. Both the control group and the non-SI participants had average course grades of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. The students who participated in at least one SI session had an …
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Partnership in education : an academic support program for Cree students in CEGEP
… and develops a model of the functioning of an academic support program for Cree students in a non-Native CEGEP. The purpose of this modelling is to detect any mismatches between the actual structure and an optimally functioning program that learns and adapts and benefits those for whom it …
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Accounting for the Attrition of African American Males in an Academic Support Setting
… African American students have underperformed academically. This achievement gap is particularly pronounced for African American males. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), an academic support program for underachieving students, most recently created the African American Male …
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First-generation College Students: Their Use of Academic Support Programs and the Perceived Benefit
… this study was to determine the extent to which academically successful first-generation college students, compared to academically successful non-first-generation college students, used academic support programs provided by UNT and to measure their perception of the benefits of these programs. …
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Biracial/Multiracial Student Perceptions of Student Academic Support Services at a Predominantly White Public Institution
… students, particularly as it pertains to student academic success at predominantly white institutions (PWI). The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of biracial/multiracial college students regarding student academic support services at one PWI. In order to address barriers to …
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Academic Support Experiences and Perceptions of Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: A Public and Private University Comparision
… patterns, accommodation experiences, and support experiences. Students in both settings are satisfied with their academic support office and staff. The accommodations students find useful are alternative exam formats, documentation sent to faculty, and registration assistance. Students …
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Support, Achievement, Excellence, Success: Experiences of Under -Represented Students in a Pre -College Academic Support Program
This constant support created a space for students to reflect on their past high school experience and allowed them to step into a realm where change for the better was possible and necessary. It allowed for students to believe that by surviving Bridge, anything was possible including graduating …
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Online Learning And Academic Support Centers: How Synchronous Support Opportunities Affect Graduate Students’ Interaction With The Content
<p>This study analyzed the effects of live academic support sessions on online graduate students’ interaction with the course content. This was accomplished through qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. In-depth interviews with eight purposely selected online graduate students …
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The Effects Of An Academic Support Services Unit On The Grade Point Average For Students Admitted On Probation
… effects, if any, the programs available from an Academic Support Services unit of a small, private, liberal arts college might have on the grade point averages of students admitted on probation over two major semesters. The assumption was that the students who utilized the services of the …
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The early identification of academic support needs of first year university engineering drawing students in a multicultural society
… identifying students urgently in need of special academic support in engineering drawing right from the commencement of their course.
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A study of head coaches' attitudes regarding academic support services for student athletes in the New Jersey Athletic Conference
… Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) regarding the academic support services provided to student athletes. Of related interest was whether the coaches found a need for these services to be provided by the athletic department. Seventy-five head coaches in the NJAC completed the survey to evaluate the …
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The comparison of social and academic support services for regular and specially admitted African American females at a predominantly white institution
… purposes of this study were to (a) compare the academic and social support services provided to regularly admitted African American females with specially admitted African American females all of whom attend a predominantly white institution, and (b) determine how responsive the predominantly …
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