ERIC Number: EJ1436059
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-1030-8385
EISSN: EISSN-2209-0916
Innovative Progress Tracking: Enhancing Student Achievement with Effective Interventions
Ashley Starford; Ivona Ravlikj
TESOL in Context, v32 n2 p5-40 2024
This paper examines the efficacy of academic support interventions provided by the Swinburne College Student Hub for international students enrolled in the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) or English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). Interventions for PQP students encompass plagiarism checking, paraphrasing, proofreading, referencing, and essay structure guidance, while ELICOS interventions are skill-based workshops focusing on reading, listening, and writing. The study highlights the importance of tracking student progress to refine interventions effectively. Program-specific student trackers were developed, leading to significant improvements in student success rates in assignments and unit completion, as revealed by analysis of empirical data from 2022. The findings underscore the effectiveness of tailored academic support, with implications for enhancing the delivery of support services and improving academic outcomes for PQP and ELICOS cohorts in academic settings.
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Study, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Progress Monitoring, College Students, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills, Colleges, Intensive Language Courses, Universities
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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: Australia
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