60-Second SoTL – Episode 56

This week’s episode focuses on a metacognitive intervention for first-year students on academic probation and features an open access article from Teaching & Learning Inquiry:

Swanson, Holly J., and Bryan Dewsbury. 2024. “The Impact of a Metacognitive Intervention on Student Experiences and Success in an Academic Probation Program for First-Year Students.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 12. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.26

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This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University. The photo in the featured image for this episode is by Compare Fibre on Unsplash.

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Swanson, Holly J., Ojutiku, Adelola, and Dewsbury, Bryan. 2024. “The Impacts of an Academic Intervention Based in Metacognition on Academic Performance.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 12. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.12.

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