"Strained and Strange" : Second-Year University Students' Help-Seeking Strategies.

Second-year university students often experience a disconnection with their learning and may feel unmotivated, lack confidence, and are unprepared for the higher expectations and complex concepts of their courses. Their disconnection with their learning can be addressed through deepening the social...

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Institutions:Western Sydney University
University of South Australia
Những tác giả chính: Venaruzzo, Lynnae, Mirriahi, Negin, Poquet, Oleksandra, Dawson, Shane
Được phát hành: Student Success v.15 n.1 p.1-10 https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.3008 2024
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Truy cập trực tuyến:https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.3008
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Tóm tắt:Second-year university students often experience a disconnection with their learning and may feel unmotivated, lack confidence, and are unprepared for the higher expectations and complex concepts of their courses. Their disconnection with their learning can be addressed through deepening the social connections between other second-year students, and instructors providing encouragement to seek help in their learning when they need it. There is scant research that examines the peer-interactions between second-years and how their interactions influence their help-seeking behaviours. This article focuses on the interactions and help-seeking behaviours of 26 students from a major metropolitan Australian university in 2021. Results show that peer interaction is highly valued by students but not easily facilitated, and the relationship between students and their instructor is foundational for future help-seeking behaviours. Implications for practice are also presented. [Author abstract]
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