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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. There are temporary supports for someone who needs a place to live as well as emergency student funds.

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DEI: Informing the Implicit to Create the Explicit in Classroom Culture

The Scholarly Teacher

The diversity and multicultural nature of today’s college classroom calls for use of culturally responsive practices to improve student engagement and learning (Mohammad & Nordin, 2017). But what does this look like in the higher education classroom? 2010; Garrison & Arbaugh, 2007; Swan et al.,

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Together we thrive: Co-designing Peer Support for Master’s students

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Success at undergraduate does not guarantee success at post-graduate (Hussy & Smith 2010) and study at postgraduate taught (PGT) level can be affected by difficulties in understanding expectations, and fewer opportunities (or time) for developing community and sense of belonging (McPherson, Punch & Graham, 2017). link] McPherson, C.,

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Over the last five years, there has been an 11% increase in the four-year graduation rate for Latinx students. Santiago and Sarita E.

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How will we measure student success in the 2020s?

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Four "lineages" of student success best practice Lineage A: Student engagement The oldest school of thought emerged during the 1970s from the work of early student success researchers such as Vincent Tinto. These researchers pioneered and popularized the idea that retention is driven by “ student engagement.”

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“I know a first when I see one!”: Developing transparent marking descriptors with the help of students

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Indeed, recent work by Advance HE highlights this has a specific impact on student mental health as they navigate the uncertainty of what it is they are supposed to be doing and where it is they could make improvements. Assessment and feedback is a topic of major interest in Higher Education across the world. & Chapman, A.

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Spotlight on Alternative Assessment Methods: Assessment and feedback in the context of hybrid learning environments

Teaching Matters Online Learning

So it’s worth putting plenty of thought into whether your assessment is driving the kind of learning you want and into making sure that your students’ perceptions of your assessment are as you expected. It’s quite common for students to have misconceptions about what is wanted (Sadler, 2010). Higher Education, 66 , 283-296.