Unit 6.4        Interview Questions

Here are eight questions from an interview with a university learning advisor. Her role is to help students develop critical thinking and written communication skills to help them succeed at university and in world of business. These interview questions have been cut in half. You have three different second halves - click on the one that you think matches the first half of the question.

Approximately how many students _____ 

are there exactly in the university?

do they need to develop critical thinking skills?

use the student learning centre on campus?  

What principles ______

do you follow in providing academic support for students?

tend to have the greatest need of academic support?

does the Student Learning Centre aim to achieve?

Is there any correlation _______

between academic performance and the English language level of the students?  

why some students seem to find the transition to university so much more challenging than others?

that can be carried out without the use of expensive software packages such as SPSS?

What kinds of difficulties do students have in addressing ______

their answers in the standard format required by their department?

the question in examinations and assignments?

themselves to the demands of studying, while working or looking after children?

What kinds of questions do students find most ______

interested?

thoughtful?

ambiguous?

What kinds of problems do students have in interpreting  ______

to their audience?

in a team

data?

Do students sometimes draw the wrong ______ 

conclusions from their own research?

data to support their arguments?

referencing system for their assignments?

 

What indications ______

would you recommend to students wishing to go on to postgraduate study?

are there that academic support actually works?

have been proven in a university context? 

 

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