Understanding student diversity and the factors that influence academic success: a preliminary study
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Understanding student diversity and the factors that influence academic success: a preliminary study |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2212 |
Book Title | Focus on curriculum |
Authors | Burton, Lorelle J. (Author), Dowling, David (Author), Dorman, Marilyn (Author) and Brodie, Lyn (Author) |
Editors | McInerey, Dennis M. and Van Etten, Shawn |
Page Range | 275-298 |
Series | Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Year | 2005 |
Publisher | Information Age Publishing |
Place of Publication | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
ISBN | 1593112076 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.infoagepub.com/products/series/titles/1-59311-208-4.html |
Abstract | Students have always had individual differences in learning preferences and strategies, influenced by sociocultural factors such as ethnicity, culture, educational background, gender, geographical location, and socioeconomic status. The more culturally homogenous student bodies of the past tended to mask this fact. However, the increasing diversity of today’s students has brought those differences more clearly into focus. So too has the increase in off-campus - sometimes even offshore - enrolments. Educators therefore need to respond to diversity in abilities, experiences, and learning strategies if they are to support students to become confident, self-directed, and independent learners (Venter, 2003). The challenge, then, is how to achieve that goal. |
Keywords | student diversity; learning profile; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment | |
520102. Educational psychology | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying | |
Learning and Teaching Support Unit | |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xq47/understanding-student-diversity-and-the-factors-that-influence-academic-success-a-preliminary-study
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