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Fri 17 Mar 2023 16:10 - 16:35 at 714 - Providing Help to Students Chair(s): Deepti Joshi

International students from non-English speaking countries confront various challenges when seeking a degree at an English-speaking institution. Some of these challenges relate to the language of instruction, adapting to the norms of a new culture, and the academic program’s structure. Learning is a cognitive, social, and emotional activity mediated by activities outside of the lecture hall. Therefore, it is essential to explore students’ academic beliefs about belonging and how learning works. This study explores how interviews of second and third-year students can increase first-year students’ confidence and sense of belonging and motivate them to engage in effective study practices. The feedback we received indicates that the interviews positively impacted their confidence, sense of belonging, and understanding of how to succeed in the course. This report details our experience incorporating the interviews into the course, reflects on the feedback students provided, and presents considerations for faculty seeking to use interviews to impact their students’ beliefs.

Fri 17 Mar

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15:45 - 17:00
Providing Help to StudentsPapers at 714
Chair(s): Deepti Joshi Citadel
15:45
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Analysis of Novices’ Web-Based Help-Seeking Behavior While ProgrammingIn-Person
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James Skripchuk North Carolina State University, Neil Bennett North Carolina State University, Jeffrey Zheng University of Pittsburgh, Eric Li North Carolina State University, Thomas Price North Carolina State University
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16:10
25m
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Using Near-Peer Interviews to Support English Language LearnersIn-PersonGlobal
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Oluwakemi Ola University of British Columbia
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16:35
25m
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What Drives Students to Office Hours: Individual Differences and SimilaritiesIn-Person
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Shao-Heng Ko Duke University, Kristin Stephens-Martinez Duke University
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