Increasing student grades in large online subjects: Combining tutorial support with technology

Kelly Linden; Neil Van Der Ploeg; Ben Hicks; Kirsten Locke

doi:10.14742/ascilite2021.0131

Increasing student grades in large online subjects: Combining tutorial support with technology

Kelly Linden, Neil Van Der Ploeg, Ben Hicks, Kirsten Locke

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Three large first-year undergraduate subjects with 240-517 enrolled students were selected to participate in this pilot study. A meeting scheduling tool was embedded in the learning management system and thirty-minute, one-on-one tutorial sessions were available to students in the 2 weeks leading up to the due date of at least one large written task. Thirty one percent (31%) of enrolled students attended at least one appointment with a tutor. There was no difference in the average assessment mark that students obtained before the first tutorial was offered between those who attended a tutorial session for a later assessment item and those who did not. There was a significant increase in the average cumulative grade (10%, p

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings ASCILITE 2021 in Armidale
Editors	Sue Gregory, Steve Warburton, Mark Schier
Place of Publication	Armidale, NSW, Australia
Publisher	University of New England
Pages	208-212
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14742/ascilite2021.0131
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2021
Event	Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21: 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education - University of New England, Armidale, Australia Duration: 29 Nov 2021 → 01 Dec 2021 https://2021conference.ascilite.org/ (Conference website) https://2021conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ASCILITE-2021-Conference-Proceedings.pdf (Proceedings)

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Conference	Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21
Abbreviated title	Back to the Future
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Armidale
Period	29/11/21 → 01/12/21
Other	The ASCILITE 2021 Conference is ASCILITE’s 38th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, hosted by the University of New England, Armidale, physical and virtual due to COVID-19 border restrictions, on 29 November to 1 December 2020. ASCILITE 2021 themes: - Learning Design and Learning Analytics - Hybrid, Virtual and Place-based Education - Back to the Future: Post-COVID Landscapes - Academic Integrity - Open and Inclusive Practice
Internet address	https://2021conference.ascilite.org/ (Conference website) https://2021conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ASCILITE-2021-Conference-Proceedings.pdf (Proceedings)

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Linden, K , Van Der Ploeg, N, Hicks, B & Locke, K 2021, Increasing student grades in large online subjects: Combining tutorial support with technology. in S Gregory, S Warburton & M Schier (eds), Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21: Proceedings ASCILITE 2021 in Armidale. University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia, pp. 208-212, Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 29/11/21. https://doi.org/10.14742/ascilite2021.0131

Increasing student grades in large online subjects: Combining tutorial support with technology. / Linden, Kelly ; Van Der Ploeg, Neil; Hicks, Ben et al.
Back to the Future – ASCILITE ‘21: Proceedings ASCILITE 2021 in Armidale. ed. / Sue Gregory; Steve Warburton; Mark Schier. Armidale, NSW, Australia: University of New England, 2021. p. 208-212.

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