Providing University Education in Physical Geography Across the South Pacific Islands
Multi-modal Course Delivery and Student Grade Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11954756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James P Terry (0000-0003-2686-1362, National University of Singapore, corresponding author), Brian Poole (0000-0002-7357-4019, Ministry of Education) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-148 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03098265.2011.589026 |
| OpenAlex | W2089637807 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Enormous distances across the vast South Pacific hinder student access to the main Fiji campus of the regional tertiary education provider, the University of the South Pacific (USP). Fortunately, USP has been a pioneer in distance education (DE) and promotes multi-modal delivery of programmes. Geography has embraced DE, but doubts remain about comparability of various modes of study. This paper offers a diachronic examination of final grade performance of undergraduate physical geography students learning via three different modes. Data collected over 10 years on the pass rates of >1300 students are analysed. Various influences on student achievement are highlighted
Comparability · Geography · Higher education · Mathematics education · Modal · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |