Position Paper: Foster Academic Integration for Improved Pass Rates in First-Year Units

Charanya Ramakrishnan

2024

Abstract

High attrition rates in higher education are a significant concern for universities. To address this issue, universities implement retention programs that promote social and academic integration to mitigate dropout rates, primarily focusing on first-year students. This position paper advocates for a unit-level approach to enhance the effectiveness of academic integration and foster positive student experiences. The proposed retention plan outlines key initiatives such as assessment restructuring, improving student-staff relations, introducing a “HELP” lifeline, supporting at-risk students, and offering consultation hours for repeating students. These strategies are a work in progress intended for a trial in a first-year programming unit, considering potential counter-arguments and their impact on students’ academic journeys. The purpose of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of the proposed retention plan on pass rates and academic integration. The expected outcomes of this study are to improve pass rates and to measure the degree of academic integration through student feedback surveys.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ramakrishnan C. (2024). Position Paper: Foster Academic Integration for Improved Pass Rates in First-Year Units. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-697-2, SciTePress, pages 565-572. DOI: 10.5220/0012688000003693

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu24,
author={Charanya Ramakrishnan},
title={Position Paper: Foster Academic Integration for Improved Pass Rates in First-Year Units},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU},
year={2024},
pages={565-572},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012688000003693},
isbn={978-989-758-697-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU
TI - Position Paper: Foster Academic Integration for Improved Pass Rates in First-Year Units
SN - 978-989-758-697-2
AU - Ramakrishnan C.
PY - 2024
SP - 565
EP - 572
DO - 10.5220/0012688000003693
PB - SciTePress