After implementation of the SBS scheme, course withdrawal rates in Human Body 1 dropped for both internal and external students¶

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q2 i? Withdrawal rates in HB1 fell from 21% to 20% for internal students and from 28% to 22% for external students after SBS was introduced. → Thalluri 2014

Evidence¶

Thalluri 2014¶

Thalluri, Jyothi; O'Flaherty, Jackie A.; and Shepherd, Paul L. (2014). Classmate peer-coaching: "A Study Buddy Support scheme". Journal of Peer Learning, 7, 92-104. http://ro.uow.edu.au/ajpl/vol7/iss1/8

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Before-and-after comparison of withdrawal rates in the HB1 course across internal and external modes, reported descriptively with no statistical test. The external rate dropped from 28% to 22% and the internal rate from 21% to 20%.

"Before the introduction of the SBS, the percentage withdrawal rates in HB1 were 21% for internal students and 28% for external (24% overall). After the implementation of SBS, the withdrawal rates dropped to 20% for internals and 22% for externals (average 21%)."

Discussion¶

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