Expanding teaching possibilities frontier by understanding your underachieving learners

How, Pei Lin * (2015) Expanding teaching possibilities frontier by understanding your underachieving learners. In: Unlocking borders in education: proceedings of the 3rd Pre-University Conference, 6 September 2014, Bandar Sunway. Proceedings of the Sunway Academic Conference (2014). Sunway College Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Sunway, pp. 54-60. ISBN 978-967-13697-0-8

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Abstract

This paper studies one of the nine types of academic underachievers that is, the struggling learners that are undertaking Australian-based Pre-University programmes. Primary qualitative data are gathered via interviews, aiming to explore learners’ self-perception, self-discipline and motivation levels to better know the common characteristics and how passive thoughts are formed along their learning journey. This initiative contributes to broadening teachers’ understanding about the presence of academic underachieving learners in classrooms and hence, adding clarity to teachers’ role in providing necessary attention as well as technical assistance to them.

Item Type: Book Section
Additional Information: Author is with Sunway College Johor Bahru
Uncontrolled Keywords: teaching habits; underachievement; struggling learners; student voice.
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Subsidiaries > Sunway College Johor
Depositing User: Ms. Molly Chuah
Date Deposited: 27 Mar 2016 07:31
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2016 07:31
URI: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/id/eprint/295

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