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Training wheels needed: Lessons in professionalism from a liberal deferral policy Cover

Training wheels needed: Lessons in professionalism from a liberal deferral policy

Open Access
|Jun 2019

Figures & Tables

Table 1

M1 deferrals according to system and academic year

Counsellor regulated

2014–15b

Student (self-)regulated

2015–16

Difference between 2014–15 and 2015–16

Number of students

176

170

 −6

Weekly quiz/exam deferrals

422

398

−24

Required experiencea deferrals

250

591

341

Total number of deferrals

672

989

317

Average # deferrals/student

  3.9

  5.6

  1.7

a There was a 30% increase in required experiences in 2015–16 compared with 2014–15

b The accuracy of the number of deferrals for 2014–15 were limited due to a less formal tracking procedure

Table 2

End of M1 survey on well-being resiliency, and perceived stress

Counsellor regulated

2015

Student (self-)regulated

2016

Independent t‑test 2015 vs 2016

Scales

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean diff

p-value

Well-Being Index

  4.28

  4.61

146

  4.77

  4.71

144

  0.48

  0.378

Resiliency

  8.53

  1.17

146

  8.38

  1.28

144

 −0.15

  0.291

On both scales, higher numbers represent worsening of well-being, resiliency and perceived stress.

When p < 0.05, differences may be considered statistically significant

Language: English
Published on: Jun 4, 2019
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2019 Michelle Daniel, Tamara Gay, Rajesh Mangrulkar, Paula Ross, Sara Weir, Emily Hogikyan, Owen Thompson, Sally Santen, published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
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