Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018): Volume 9, Issue 2, 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v9i2

Published: 2018-03-26

Editorial

Editorial Volume 9, Issue 2 2018

Karen Nelson, Tracy Creagh

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Articles

Interactions among students’ prior learning, aspiration, confidence and university entrance score as determinants of academic success

Gerry Rayner, Theo Papakonstantinou

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University student social media use and its influence on offline engagement in higher educational communities

Karen Sutherland, Cindy Davis, Uwe Terton, Irene Visser

13-24
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Implementing first-year assessment principles: An analysis of selected scholarly literature

Theda Thomas

25-38
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Front loading the curriculum: early placement experiences enhance career awareness and motivation

Catherine de Hollander, Teneale McGuckin, Kelly Sinclair, Fiona Barnett, Rebecca Sealey

39-47
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First year students’ perceptions of academic literacies preparedness and embedded diagnostic assessment

Lorinda Palmer, Tracy Levett-Jones, Rosalind Smith

49-61
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Library experiences of transfer students at an urban campus

Erin Richter-Weikum, Kevin Seeber

63-71
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Practice Reports

Academic reading requirements for commencing HE students - Are peer-reviewed journals really the right place to start?

John Hamilton

73-79
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Teaching Shakespeare through blended learning

Lesley Hawkes, Glen Thomas

81-86
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Connecting embedded and stand-alone peer mentoring models to enhance student engagement

Rhys Cooper

87-93
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A Shared Multi-Disciplinary Creativity Requirement for First Year Students

Marilyn Plotkins

95-100
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