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dc.contributor.authorMuzindutsi, Paul-Francois
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-11T09:27:45Z
dc.date.available2014-09-11T09:27:45Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationMuzindutsi, P-F. 2013. The effect of academic development initiatives on student performance at a South African University: a case of finance modules. Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 4(3):717-722. [http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss]en_US
dc.identifier.issn2039-2117
dc.identifier.issn2039-9340
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/11336
dc.description.abstractThe retention and the success of undergraduate students is a concern in South African universities which have been faced with a major challenge of low graduation rates. To respond to this challenge, South African universities adopted various academic development initiatives to provide support to students who are at risk of not completing the undergraduate qualification within the required time. This study used multiple regression analysis to evaluate the contribution of academic development initiatives in improving the academic performance of ‘at risk’ students within discipline of finance at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, during the period 2009-2011. Results showed that some of the initiatives, such as revision workshops, contributed significantly to student performance while others, such as one-on-one consultations between students and Academic Development Officers (ADO’s), had no significant effect on student performance. This study found that making academic development initiatives inclusive to all willing students did not disadvantage ‘at risk’ students. It was therefore concluded that academic development initiatives can only succeed when there is full commitment from students involved. This study recommends that one-on-one discussions between students and ADO’s should be supplemented by other strategies, such as timely and regular revision workshops, in order to yield positive results.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/530/555
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n3p717
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)en_US
dc.subjectAcademic development programmeen_US
dc.subjectAt risk studentsen_US
dc.subjectStudent performanceen_US
dc.titleThe effect of academic development initiatives on student performance at a South African University: a case of finance modulesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID24754293 - Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois


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