Abstract

Sustainable and innovative programs to support students in their transition to university and improve student progress rates and retention are in high demand and short supply. An institution-wide model was established for an online Embedded Tutor Program. The program supports commencing undergraduate students and is sustainable post-pandemic. Tutors with unit-specific knowledge were embedded in 98 first-year unit offerings across the university in 2022. Tutors met with students via Zoom to provide feedforward on a written assessment. Of the 1080 students who met with a tutor, assessment marks were on average 8% higher and cumulative unit marks were 15% higher, and the one-on-one tutor support improved students’ perceived confidence, overall learning and satisfaction. The Embedded Tutor Program had positive outcomes for all participants; however, students with multiple equity factors benefited the most from the support.

摘要

支持学生过渡到大学并提高学生进步率和保留率的可持续和创新计划需求量很大，但供不应求。为在线嵌入式导师计划建立了机构范围的模型。该计划支持本科生入学，并且在大流行后可持续。到 2022 年，拥有特定单元知识的导师将融入全校 98 个一年级单元课程中。导师通过以下方式与学生会面：Zoom 为书面评估提供前馈。在与导师会面的 1080 名学生中，评估分数平均提高了 8%，累计单元分数提高了 15%，一对一导师的支持提高了学生的自信心、整体学习和满意度。嵌入式导师计划为所有参与者带来了积极的成果；然而，具有多重公平因素的学生从支持中受益最多。