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ERIC Number: EJ1285669
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-6044
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A Comparison of Undergraduate Students' Perception of Tutorials before and during the COVID-19: A Case of the University of Kwazulu-Natal in the Discipline of Public Governance
Nyawo, Jabulani C.
International Journal of Higher Education, v10 n2 p217-228 2021
Enhancing students' learning experience through support structures such as tutorial sessions is essential. Students attending the tutorial sessions within the Discipline of Public Governance have never been given the opportunity to provide feedback on the sessions they have attended. They only get a chance to evaluate their lecturers using closed and open-ended questions to capture their learning experiences about modules' structure, content, delivery and assessments. This implied a need to explore the students' perceptions about the tutorial sessions during the normal conditions and under severe conditions like this of COVID-19. The quantitative approach was utilised and the data was collected through the distribution of questionnaires to the undergraduate students. The participants attended tutorials within the Discipline of Public Governance during the first semester of the year 2020. The study findings indicated that tutorial sessions occupy a critical role in students' development and learning. It is the platform for the students to easily interact with other students, discuss issues, and improve their performance. The study recommends that higher education institutions invest in the tutorial structure as one of the student support systems as it produces positive results in enhancing student learning. Redefining and reviewing the tutorial support structure is always crucial to improve the tutorial sessions' quality.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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