Supporting the academic success of first-year students in South Africa: A study of the epistemological access they acquired through a lecture and text

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dc.article.end-page251en_ZA
dc.article.start-page231en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRusznyak, L.
dc.contributor.authorDison, L.
dc.contributor.authorMoosa, M.
dc.contributor.authorPoo, M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-20T11:24:38Z
dc.date.available2021-10-20T11:24:38Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractMuch is at stake with regard to academic success of first-year students in higher education. This paper presents the findings of an empirical study which looks at shifts in students’ understanding of a concept through a systematic sequence of learning opportunities in a university-based course. While 89% of participants could satisfactorily identify criteria of the concept following an introductory lecture, only 41% could adequately articulate their understanding of that concept. One third of the participants did not read the prescribed text. For students who did the reading, lectures and the provision of reading materials provided sufficient opportunities for half of them satisfactorily to comprehend the requisite concepts. Consolidation in a follow-up session is necessary to provide additional opportunities for students adequately to comprehend a concept.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMS2021en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of humanitiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRusznyak, L., Dison, L., Moosa, M., & Poo, M. (2017). Supporting the academic success of first-year students in South Africa: A study of students’ epistemological access acquired through a lecture and text. South African Journal of Higher Education, 31(1) 231-251.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1753-5913
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/31774
dc.journal.issue1en_ZA
dc.journal.linkhttps://doi.org/10.20853/31-1-1026en_ZA
dc.journal.titleSouth African Journal of Higher Educationen_ZA
dc.journal.volume31en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
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dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2017 Lee Rusznyak, Laura Dison, Moeniera Moosa, Manono Pooen_ZA
dc.schoolWits School of Educationen_ZA
dc.titleSupporting the academic success of first-year students in South Africa: A study of the epistemological access they acquired through a lecture and texten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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