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Tansey, Etain; Keane, Aisling – Bioscience Education, 2012
The first year at university is regarded as instrumental in laying the foundations for future academic success. It is widely acknowledged as a time of great change, both socially and academically, as pupils leave school and encounter a new curriculum and pedagogy. Despite this, the majority of students still enter university with a poor…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Biological Sciences, Undergraduate Students, Science Education
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Muircheartaigh, Jonathan O.; Hickey, Tina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2008
Differences between early and late Irish-immersion secondary school students are examined, not only in terms of academic outcome and target language ability, but also in terms of attitudes to learning the target language. Participants included a gender-balanced group of 97 students in Irish-immersion in fourth year of secondary school (mean age…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Foreign Countries, Irish, Language Proficiency