Improving assessment outcomes and student perceptions with embedded tutorial support

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    Abstract

    Institutional commitment to the student experience in the early stages of university has the greatest potential to exceed student expectations. The cross-institutional Embedded Tutors Program provides undergraduate students with access to subject content experts in approximately 30 first-year subjects from across the university in each of the 3 main teaching sessions. A meeting scheduling tool was embedded in the learning management system and a Zoom link is sent to students during the booking session to allow easy access for students studying online from across Charles Sturt University’s 6 regional campuses. Tutors provide one-on-one draft assessment feedback in subjects with a large written assessment task, or small group weekly sessions in content-rich subjects, such as physiology and chemistry. Approximately 1200 students book with a tutor each session and students who met with a tutor had higher average assessment marks and cumulative subject marks than those students who did not attend a session. Feedback from students has been overwhelmingly positive, with 78% of students rating the tutor session ‘extremely helpful’. This study provides evidence of the value of subject-specific draft assessment feedback for students in first-year subjects. It also provides a sustainable model for providing equitable access to tutorial support.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages14
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2022
    EventNational Conference for Regional, Rural and Remote Education 2022: Encountering the Riverina: Developing Inter-cultural Capabilities in Environmental Education - Novotel Barossa Valley Resort, Barossa Valley, Australia
    Duration: 13 Oct 202214 Oct 2022
    Conference number: 36
    https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/issue/view/99 (Published posters, case studies and academic presentations)

    Conference

    ConferenceNational Conference for Regional, Rural and Remote Education 2022
    Abbreviated title Regional, Rural and Remote Education
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityBarossa Valley
    Period13/10/2214/10/22
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