At-risk first-year Bioscience students who participated in the Study Buddy Support scheme passed at a higher rate (72%) than at-risk students who did not participate (49%)¶

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Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of at-risk students in the SBS scheme, 72% passed, while only 49% of at-risk non-participants passed, across 2012 and 2013 cohorts. → 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

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Comparison of final grades of 2012 and 2013 at-risk students depending on whether they took up SBS assistance. Table 2 reports 141 SBS participants with a 72% pass rate and 131 non-participants with 49%; participation was self-selected, so the comparison is not randomized.

"Of those in the SBS scheme, 72% passed, while only 49% of those not participating passed."

Discussion¶

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