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To accept or decline academic remediation: What difference does it make?
Catherine Coelho1, Daniel Zahra1, Kamran Ali1
1a Peninsula Dental School , University of Plymouth , Plymouth , UK.
Medical Teacher
|April 4, 2019
Summary
Accepting academic remediation significantly improves dental students' academic performance long-term. Students who utilize this support develop better learning strategies and maintain a more successful academic profile throughout their program.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Dental Education
Background:
- Academic remediation is offered to struggling dental students after progress test failures.
- This support is voluntary, student-centered, and individualized.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of accepting or declining academic remediation on student outcomes.
- To analyze short-term and longitudinal effects of remediation on academic performance.
Main Methods:
- Data from 2015-18 included dental students offered remediation in years 3-5.
- Z-scores were calculated and centered on the remediation offer point.
- Average post-remediation performance and longitudinal data were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Both groups showed immediate improvement after remediation.
- Students accepting remediation demonstrated sustained longitudinal improvements compared to those declining.
- Acceptance of remediation led to a more successful academic profile.
Conclusions:
- Academic remediation enhances students' "learning to learn" skills.
- Students develop sustainable learning strategies through remediation.
- Accepting remediation is linked to better long-term academic success in dental programs.
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