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Boaz Shulruf; Sarah Tumen-Randal; Phillippa Poole; John Randal; Daniel Wrench; Tim Wilkinson – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2024
This study focuses on educational attainment in New Zealand's undergraduate programmes in medicine and science (N = 750 and N = 4722, respectively), by following four student cohorts over the course of their degree. This research aimed to identify the extent to which studying in competitive academic programmes (Medicine and BSc) attenuate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences, Achievement, Educational Attainment
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Kamen T. Engel; Jonathan Davidson; Alison Jolley; Ben Kennedy; Alexander R. L. Nichols – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
A virtual microscope resource was created when face-to-face labs were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 to replicate the learning goals of an introductory petrology course on microscopy. This virtual microscope resource utilized images and videos of thin sections, as well as 3D rock models to allow students to complete labs online.…
Descriptors: Laboratory Equipment, Blended Learning, Science Laboratories, Geology
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Natalia Petersen; Rachael Ruegg; Ha Hoang – Educational Research, 2024
Background: There are a number of pathways available for international students to gain admission into universities in English-speaking countries. While many international students for whom English is not their first language succeed academically, there is concern that some do not cope with the demands of university which can affect their…
Descriptors: College Admission, Foreign Students, Academic Achievement, English (Second Language)