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Linked-course learning community pattern integrating study strategies with companion course content

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Description

The pattern pairs a content course with a support course that meets twice weekly and uses the same textbook, readings, and materials, so study strategies are applied directly to actual course work. Sessions mix "short lectures, group discussions, small group assignments, and other educational activities," and enrollment is capped at 24 to create a small-class experience within large first-year courses. The article situates this within learning communities' linked-courses practice, which it reports leads to higher student learning outcomes.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Concurrent enrollment in both the content course and the IL course
  • Use of the same course materials as the target class for direct application

Constraints

  • Offered only where the course professor is supportive of the program

Target Learners

  • First-year tertiary students in academically-challenging gatekeeper courses

Learning Goals

  • Effective textbook reading and note taking
  • Peer collaboration and learning networks
  • Application of course content

Claims

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Key Sources

  • David R. Arendale. (2014). Understanding the Integrated Learning Course Model: Academic Transition to Tertiary Education. International Journal of Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v3n4p1
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title Linked-course learning community pattern integrating study strategies with companion course content
description The pattern pairs a content course with a support course that meets twice weekly and uses the same textbook, readings, and materials, so study strategies are applied directly to actual course work.
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