Category Archives: Educational transitions

SET for work, SET for life, Te Tai Tokerau

This project analysed and reflected on the effectiveness of the SET for Life operational framework, with the goal of developing good practice guidelines to inform and enable change in the connection between the world of work and the world of learning. Continue reading →

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Understanding assessment anxiety during the student transition to university

A project to understand the assessment-related anxieties which first-year students in Aotearoa New Zealand may experience. Continue reading →

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Identification of tutor practices that achieve positive outcomes for Youth Guarantee students

A project to identify and describe tutor good practices that influence the achievement of positive outcomes for Youth Guarantee students. Include a guide for setting up a Community of Practice. Continue reading →

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He Moana Pukepuke e Ekengia e te Waka

This report describes a course where non-traditional and second-chance learners are exposed to contextualised academic up-skilling using critical reflection. Continue reading →

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Developing Māori students’ soft skills to support improved achievement outcomes

a project to measure and evaluate Māori students’ progress and evidence the correlation between course achievement and students’ soft skills improvement. Continue reading →

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Regional collaboration to develop a degree preparation programme

A project to develop a new degree preparation programme to address the reduction of Level 4 bridging programmes in the Wellington region. Continue reading →

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Team-based, creative learning in bridging education

This research aimed to develop and introduce team-based, creative learning exercises and assessments into the social science elective (UP016) in an attempt to improve student retention and course pass rates. Continue reading →

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Enabling students to become life-ready, study-ready and work-ready in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland

A project to design regional solutions to address barriers to learners completing their study and moving into work. Continue reading →

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Addressing common student problems with assessment – Support staff perspectives

Research identifying common first-year student problems with assessment and the likely causes of those problems. Continue reading →

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