Vol 6 No 1 (2015): Vol 6 No 1 (2015) | The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education

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Published: 2015-03-13

Editorial

Volume 6, Issue 1

i-iii
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Feature

The history, content and evolution of The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education

Tracy Creagh

1-10
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Articles

First year students negotiating professional and academic identities: The case of scholarly soldiers

Kate Wilson, Linda Devereux, Paul Tranter

11-21
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Transition Pedagogy for an undergraduate, case-based learning medical program

Lynne Raw, Anne Tonkin, Ray Peterson, Alison Jones

23-34
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The E12 experience: Students’ perceptions of a widening participation scheme

Fiona Ng, Debra Shirley, Karen Willis, Sarah Lewis, Michelle Lincoln

35-47
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A grading matrix assessment approach to align student performance to Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) in a large first year biology class

Lesley Lluka, Prasad Chunduri

49-60
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A mid-year orientation program: Addressing the needs of mid-year entry students

Regina Sliuzas, Kathy Brady

61-71
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Increasing student performance by changing the assessment practices within an academic writing unit in an Enabling Program

Keith McNaught, Sophie Benson

73-87
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First year engineering students: Perceptions of engineers and engineering work amongst domestic and international students

Dawn Bennett, Ranjna Kapoor, Kaur Rajinder, Nicoleta Maynard

89-105
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Embedding an institution-wide capacity building opportunity around transition pedagogy: First Year Teaching and Learning Network Coordinators

Jennifer Clark, Lisa Gurney, Sarah Lawrence, Rhonda Leece, John Malouff, Yvonne Masters, Jackie Reid, Isabel Tasker, Fredy-Roberto Valenzuela, Janelle Wilkes

107-119
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Engaging, supporting and retaining academic at-risk students in a Bachelor of Nursing: Setting risk markers, interventions and outcomes

Marion Tower, Rachel Walker, Keithia Wilson, Bernadette Watson, Glenyss Tronoff

121-134
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Inclusive pedagogy in Australian universities: A review of current policies and professional development activities

Danielle Hitch, Susie Macfarlane, Claire Nihill

135-145
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Practice Reports

Applying ‘hope theory’ to first year learning. A Practice Report

Marjorie D Kibby

147-153
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Interdisciplinary approach to clinical placements within Charles Sturt University School of Nursing Midwifery and Indigenous Health. A Practice Report

Jessica Maree Biles, Brett James Biles, Faye McMillan

155-161
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The Curtin Coaches: Benefits of an outreach tutoring program for first year pre-service teachers. A Practice Report

Saul Karnovsky, Charles Flodin, Susan Beltman

163-169
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Beginning in the first year: Towards a vertically integrated curriculum for clinical legal education. A Practice Report

Tania Leiman, Deborah Ankor, Jocelyn Milne

171-177
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A friendly destination: Normalising first-year science student help-seeking through an academic literacy Targeted Learning Session. A Practice Report

Kay Hammond, Joanna Thorogood, Adrian Jenkins, Deborah Faaiuaso

179-185
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Using the factors that have a positive impact on the retention of low socioeconomic students to prepare accelerated enrolled nurses for the science units of a nursing degree. A Practice Report

Sheila Doggrell, Adam Polkinghorne

187-194
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Track and Connect: Enhancing student retention and success at the University of Sydney. A Practice Report

Sophia Barnes, Grace Macalpine, Ana Munro

195-202
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