Burns, Caroline

Foo, Martin

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Citation:  Foo, Martin  and Burns,  Caroline  (2009) Achieving  'successful  student  status'  as  elevation  of  ASK  support  on  the  ground.  In:  Northumbria  Conference  2009,  8 September 2009, Seaton Burn,  Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.Published by: UNSPECIFIEDURL: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/central/ar/qualitysupport/lteia/ltaconf/archiveevents/nc/nconf09/This  version  was  downloaded  from  Northumbria  Research  Link:  http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/9577/Northumbria  University  has  developed Northumbria  Research  Link  (NRL)  to  enable users to access the University’s research output.  Copyright  © and moral  rights  for  items on NRL  are retained by the individual  author(s) and/or other  copyright  owners.  Single  copies of full  items can be reproduced, displayed or performed, and given to third  parties  in  any  format  or  medium  for  personal  research or  study,  educational,  or  not-for-profit  purposes without  prior  permission  or  charge,  provided  the  authors,  tit le  and  full  bibliographic  details  are  given,  as  well  as  a  hyperlink  and/or  URL  to  the  original  metadata  page. The content  must  not  be changed in  any way.  Full  items must  not  be sold commercially  in  any format  or medium  without  formal  permission of the copyright  holder.  The full  policy is available online: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/policies.htmlThis document  may differ  from the final,  published version of the research and has been made available online in  accordance with  publisher  policies. To read and/or cite from the  published  version  of the  research,  please visit  the  publisher’s  website  (a subscription  may be required.)Achieving “successful student status”: an evaluation of ASk support on the groundSuccessful student status ! martin.foo@northumbria.ac.ukcaroline.burns@northumbria.ac.uk“Pre journey check”Ask workshops in tandem with subject sessions enable students to acquire  a “successful student toolkit”:A high degree of awarenessGood at critical questioningAdult approach/relationship with staffClear and logical thoughtPositive attitude Self confidentDevelop own framework on studiesWilling and able to teach themselves IntelligenceASkASkASkASkSkEstablishing entry behaviour and directing students to Ask workshops for gaining study skills are the equivalent of the pre journey check and regular servicing of a carReferences:Durkin K & Main A,(2002) Discipline-based study skills support for first-year undergraduate students Active learning in Higher Education 3, 24Elander J, (2003) A discipline-based undergraduate skills module, Psychology Learning and Teaching 3(1) Peelo M & Luxon T, (2007) Designing embedded courses to support international students’ cultural and academic adjustment in the UK, Journal of Further  and Higher Education Vol 31, No 1 Sowden C, (2003) Understanding academic competence in overseas students in the UK, ELT Journal Volume 57/4 October  Oxford University PressWingate U, (2006) Doing away with “study skills”,Teaching in HigherEducation Vol 11, No 4

Achieving 'successful student status' as elevation of ASK support on the ground

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