richard Špaček, sas retention programs coordinator
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Richard Špaček, SAS Retention Programs Coordinator. Writing & Study Skills. Individual tutoring by appointment Drop-in hours Grammar Hotline Textual and online resources Custom services for faculties Regular small group workshops (Student Success Workshops). Tutoring/Workshop Topics. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Richard Špaček,SAS Retention Programs
Coordinator
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Writing & Study Skills
• Individual tutoring by appointment• Drop-in hours• Grammar Hotline• Textual and online resources• Custom services for faculties• Regular small group workshops
(Student Success Workshops)
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Tutoring/Workshop Topics
• Academic writing• Study skills:
– Time management– Note taking– Effective reading– Study systems – Exam preparation– Presentations
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1. Identifying Students Who Need Help
2. Removing Study Help Stigma3. Removing Writing Help Stigma
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The Problem
• Only 35% of full-time university students finish their degree in 4 years (U.S.)
• Potential is rarely the problem• Application is
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Study Skills Deficit
• “Colleges should be aware that even their high-achieving applicants may lack the skills necessary to succeed” (Balduf, 2009)
• Many who soared through HS respond to high challenge and low reward with avoidance
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Success: No Preparation
• “students who had previously experienced academic success encountered situations in college wherein low motivation contributed heavily to underachievement” (Baslanti, 2008)
• “Gifted underachievement may be a far more widespread occurrence than was previously considered” (Balduf, 2009)
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Recommendations:
(1) develop their existing study skills,
(2) adopt strategies to help students regulate their level of commitment to the task at hand (e.g., by goal setting) (Balduf, 2009)
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How to Tell When a Student Needs Help
Quizzical Look
Mouth Open
Eyebrowsraised
Students may not
ask for help even whenthey need it
(hint: may look like Seth Rogen)
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More Importantly . . .
• Many students may show no external signs—but may have weak performance
• They may not know why they are having trouble
• We can help them locate the source of the problem—if they come to us
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Problem of Stigma
• Some students would rather fail than seek help
• Why?• They don’t want to look stupid• Behavior evident as early as
grade 2• Many are very intelligent
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Remove Stigma
• Develop strategies for referring students without activating resistance
• Recognize that a referral can appear to be an attack on competence or commitment
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Study Skills Strategy 1
• Frame the problem as a specific skill deficit
• Emphasize the need to develop appropriate skills for the current context
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Study Skills Strategy 2
• Frame the problem as a potential/performance gap
• Emphasize the unrealized potential
• Help seeking as restoration not remediation
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Study Skills Strategy 3
• Frame the problem as an economic issue
• Point out that they’ve already paid for the Writing and Study Skills program
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Writing Issues
• Strategies for overcoming stigma in seeking writing help
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Strategy 1
• “it’s not you; it’s the language”
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English and its ills: Irregularity
04/21/23 CEL UNB Fredericton 18
GHOTI“GH” as in
COUGH “TI” as in ATTENTION
“O” as in WOMEN
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04/21/23 CEL UNB Fredericton 19
English and its ills: Irregularity
F I SH“GH” as in
COUGH “TI” as in ATTENTION
“O” as in WOMEN
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Irregularity
• Irregularity undermines confidence
• Some international students feel the language is a trap . . .
• . . . so do some Canadian students
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Strategy 2
• “It’s not your writing; it’s your editing”
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The Nature of Reading
• We see what we expect to see;• We interpret as we read;• We are probably our own worst editors
• We know communication is robust—and so we are sometimes careless
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Memorabilia
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Word May Not Help!
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Word May Not Help!
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Locations
• C. C. Jones, Rooms 16 – 17 (daytime)• Booked appointments• HIL Learning Commons (evenings)• Engineering Library (evenings)• Sign-up system• Help us advertise!
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Weekly Workshops
• Student Success Series – Tuesdays 6:30PM– Wednesday 12:30PM
• Workshops for classes, residence groups on demand
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Information & Resources
• Our website:go.unb.ca/wss