Holistic curriculum development: tutoring as a support process
In many programmes, tutorials have proved to be an effective way of providing both academic and personal support. The tutor's role in these involves different aspects of teaching and learning. In this article I explore the value of tutoring as a means of supporting the holistic curriculum devel...
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Education Association of South Africa
2009-02-01
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| description | In many programmes, tutorials have proved to be an effective way of providing both academic and personal support. The tutor's role in these involves different aspects of teaching and learning. In this article I explore the value of tutoring as a means of supporting the holistic curriculum development process. I reflect on the reason for introducing a system of tutoring for students in curriculum studies and the results of its implementation on students' academic performance, in order to contribute to a better understanding of this kind of intervention. A summary of empirical data on the implementation of the tutor system and feedback on the system and tutors' reflections on the process are provided. Finally, the outcomes of the implementation of tutoring on the students' performance at the end of the academic year are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a416ac134aad45bab89fbc33d085c6322022-12-22T03:54:14ZengEducation Association of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Education0256-01002076-34332009-02-012911732Holistic curriculum development: tutoring as a support processCornelia RouxIn many programmes, tutorials have proved to be an effective way of providing both academic and personal support. The tutor's role in these involves different aspects of teaching and learning. In this article I explore the value of tutoring as a means of supporting the holistic curriculum development process. I reflect on the reason for introducing a system of tutoring for students in curriculum studies and the results of its implementation on students' academic performance, in order to contribute to a better understanding of this kind of intervention. A summary of empirical data on the implementation of the tutor system and feedback on the system and tutors' reflections on the process are provided. Finally, the outcomes of the implementation of tutoring on the students' performance at the end of the academic year are discussed.http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002009000100002academic performancefirst-year studentsholistic curriculum developmenttutoring |
| spellingShingle | Cornelia Roux Holistic curriculum development: tutoring as a support process South African Journal of Education academic performance first-year students holistic curriculum development tutoring |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Holistic curriculum development: tutoring as a support process |
| title_short | Holistic curriculum development: tutoring as a support process |
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