Associate Professor Jacques van der Meer

Berg, D. A. G., Schaughency, E., van der Meer, J., & Smith, J. K. (2018). Using classical test theory in higher education. In C. Secolsky & D. B. Denison (Eds.), Handbook on measurement, assessment, and evaluation in higher education. (2nd ed.) (pp. 178-190). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Chapter in Book - Research

van der Meer, J., & Dawson, P. (2018). Feedback in tertiary education: Challenges and opportunities for enhancing current practices. In A. A. Lipnevich & J. K. Smith (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of instructional feedback. (pp. 264-288). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316832134

Chapter in Book - Research

Chellapan, L., & van der Meer, J. (2016). Challenges in implementing the flipped classroom model in higher education. In J. Keengwe & G. Onchwari (Eds.), Handbook of research on active learning and the flipped classroom model in the digital age. (pp. 352-365). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9680-8.ch018

Chapter in Book - Research

van der Meer, J., Spowart, L., & Hart, S. (2013). 'We need support too': Providing postgraduate peer support. In E. Dunne & D. Owen (Eds.), Student engagement handbook: Practice in higher education. (pp. 313-330). Emerald.

Chapter in Book - Research

Schaughency, E., Smith, J. K., van der Meer, J., & Berg, D. (2012). Classical test theory and higher education: Five questions. In C. Secolsky & D. B. Denison (Eds.), Handbook on measurement, assessment, and evaluation in higher education. (pp. 117-131). New York: Routledge.

Chapter in Book - Research

van der Meer, J. (2011). Māori and Pasifika students' academic engagement: What can institutions learn from the AUSSE data?. In A. Radloff (Ed.), Student engagement in New Zealand's universities. (pp. 1-10). Melbourne, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research.

Chapter in Book - Research

van der Meer, J., & Comer, K. (2011). International students' experiences of engagement: Opportunities for enhancement. In A. Radloff (Ed.), Student engagement in New Zealand's universities. (pp. 29-38). Melbourne, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research.

Chapter in Book - Research

van der Meer, J., Egan, R., Morrison, H., & Pratt, K. (2023). The importance of supporting students' sense of meaning and purpose as part of supporting the "whole student". Open Journal of Social Sciences, 11, 345-360. doi: 10.4236/jss.2023.111025

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van der Meer, J. (2022). The importance of an increased focus on developing the "whole student" during and beyond their time at higher education, with a particular focus on first-year student. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 297-316. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.107025

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van der Meer, J., Skalicky, J., Speed, H., & Young, D. G. (2022). Focusing on the development of the whole student: An international comparative study of the perceived benefits of peer leadership in higher education. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10(3), 14-35. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.103002

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van der Meer, J. (2021). Supporting the transition of a diversity of students: Developing the "whole student" during and beyond their time at higher education [Discussion to the special issue]. Frontline Learning Research, 9(2), 170-178. doi: 10.14786/flr.v9i2.785

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Beatson, N., Gabriel, C.-A., Howell, A., Scott, S., van der Meer, J., & Wood, L. C. (2020). Just opt in: How choosing to engage with technology impacts business students’ academic performance. Journal of Accounting Education, 50(100641). doi: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2019.100641

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Skalicky, J., Warr Pedersen, K., van der Meer, J., Fuglsang, S., Dawson, P., & Stewart, S. (2020). A framework for developing and supporting student leadership in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 45(1), 100-116. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1522624

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Cornwall, J., Mayland, E. C., van der Meer, J., Spronken-Smith, R. A., Tustin, C., & Blyth, P. (2019). Stressors in early-stage doctoral students. Studies in Continuing Education, 41(3), 363-380. doi: 10.1080/0158037X.2018.1534821

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van der Meer, J., Skalicky, J., & Speed, H. (2019). 'I didn’t just want a degree': Students’ perceptions about benefits from participation in student leadership programmes. Journal of Leadership Education, 18(1), 25-44. doi: 10.12806/V18/I1/R3

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Chellapan, L., & van der Meer, J. (2018). "To flip or not to flip, that’s the question": Findings from an exploratory study into factors that may influence tertiary teachers to consider a flipped classroom model. Journal of Open, Flexible & Distance Learning, 22(1), 6-21.

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Gasson, N. R., Burnett, G., Sanderson, L. J., & van der Meer, J. (2018). (Re)conceptualising inclusive education in New Zealand: Listening to the hidden voices. Disability & Society, 33(4), 618-637. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2018.1436042

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Sopoaga, F., van der Meer, J., Nada-Raja, S., Wilkinson, T., & Jutel, S. (2018). Mental health and wellbeing of Pacific students starting University in New Zealand. Pacific Health Dialog, 21(2), 71-79. doi: 10.26635/phd.2018.916

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van der Meer, J., Scott, S., & Pratt, K. (2018). First semester academic performance: The importance of early indicators of non-engagement. Student Success, 9(4), 1-12. doi: 10.5204/ssj.v9i4.652

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Sopoaga, F., Kokaua, J., van der Meer, J., Lameta-Huro, M., Zaharic, T., Richards, R., & Inder, M. (2017). Evaluating the effectiveness of a programme for improving the participation and academic success of an underrepresented minority group in New Zealand. Evaluation & Program Planning, 65, 20-29. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.06.002

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van der Meer, J., Wass, R., Scott, S., & Kokaua, J. (2017). Entry characteristics and participation in a peer learning program as predictors of first-year students’ achievement, retention, and degree completion. AERA Open, 3(3), 1-13. doi: 10.1177/2332858417731572

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Gasson, N. R., Sanderson, L. J., Burnett, G., & van der Meer, J. (2015). ‘It’s all he’s going to say’: Using poetic transcription to explore students’ mainstream and residential school experiences. Disability & Society, 30(5), 731-742. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2015.1021762

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Sim, K. N., & van der Meer, J. (2015). Tracking the PhD students’ daily computer use. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 3(4), 288-295. doi: 10.13189/ujer.2015.030406

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van der Meer, J., Berg, D., Smith, J., Gunn, A., & Anakin, M. (2015). Shorter is better: Findings of a bite-size mobile learning’ pilot project. Creative Education, 6(3), 273-282. doi: 10.4236/ce.2015.63026

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Brown, K., Nairn, K., van der Meer, J., & Scott, C. (2014). "We were told we’re not teachers ... It gets difficult to draw the line": Negotiating roles in Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS). Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 22(2), 146-161. doi: 10.1080/13611267.2014.902559

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Dawson, P., van der Meer, J., Skalicky, J., & Cowley, K. (2014). On the effectiveness of supplemental instruction: A systematic review of supplemental instruction and peer-assisted study sessions literature between 2001 and 2010. Review of Educational Research, 84(4), 609-639. doi: 10.3102/0034654314540007

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Kokaua, J., Sopoaga, F., Zaharic, T., & Van der Meer, J. (2014). The development of a pre-enrolment screening tool to inform targeted support services in the first year in health sciences. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 5(1), 55-66. doi: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v5i1.205

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Buissink-Smith, N., Hart, S., & van der Meer, J. (2013). 'There are other people out there!' Successful postgraduate peer groups and research communities at a New Zealand university. Higher Education Research & Development, 32(5), 695-705. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2013.777034

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Hale, L., van der Meer, J., Rutherford, G., Clay, L., Janssen, J., & Powell, D. (2013). Exploring the integration of disability awareness into tertiary teaching and learning activities. Journal of Education & Learning, 147-157. doi: 10.5539/jel.v2n1p147

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Jansen, E., van der Meer, J., & Fokkens-Bruinsma, M. (2013). Validation and use of the CEQ in The Netherlands. Quality Assurance in Education, 21(4), 330-343. doi: 10.1108/QAE-11-2012-0041

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Sopoaga, F., Zaharic, T., Kokaua, J., Ekeroma, A. J., Murray, G., & van der Meer, J. (2013). Pacific students undertaking the first year of health sciences at the University of Otago, and factors associated with academic performance. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1384). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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van der Meer, J., & Scott, S. (2013). Including everyone: A peer learning program that works for under-represented minorities? International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 4(1), 85-94. doi: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v4i1.147

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Jansen, E. P. W. A., & van der Meer, J. (2012). Ready for university? A cross-national study of students' perceived preparedness for university. Australian Educational Researcher, 39(1), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s13384-011-0044-6

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Sole, G., Rose, A., Bennett, T., Jaques, K., Rippon, Z., & van der Meer, J. (2012). A student experience of peer assisted study sessions in physiotherapy. Journal of Peer Learning, 5(1). Retrieved from http://ro.uow.edu.au/ajpl/vol5/iss1/2

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Sopoaga, F., & van der Meer, J. (2012). Investigating factors that influence success of Pacific students in first-year health sciences at university in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1352). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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van der Meer, J. (2012). 'I don't really see where they're going with it': Communicating purpose and rationale to first-year students. Journal of Further & Higher Education, 36(1), 81-94. doi: 10.1080/0309877X.2011.596195

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van der Meer, J. (2012). Students' note-taking challenges in the twenty-first century: Considerations for teachers and academic staff developers. Teaching in Higher Education, 17(1), 13-23. doi: 10.1080/13562517.2011.590974

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Sopoaga, F., & van der Meer, J. (2011). Building a Pacific health workforce in New Zealand: Initial findings from a transition project in first year health sciences at university: A practice report. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 2(2), 61-68. doi: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v2i2.88

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van der Meer, J., Jansen, E., & Torenbeek, M. (2010). 'It's almost a mindset that teachers need to change': First-year students' need to be inducted into time management. Studies in Higher Education, 35(7), 777-791. doi: 10.1080/03075070903383211

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van der Meer, J., Scott, S., & Neha, T. (2010). Retention of first-year Māori students at university. MAI Review, 2. Retrieved from http://www.review.mai.ac.nz/index.php/MR/article/view/309/466

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van der Meer, J. (2009). I don't even know what her name is: Considering the challenge of interaction during the first year. Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation & Development, 6(1), 112-123.

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van der Meer, J., & Scott, C. (2009). Students' experiences and perceptions of PASS: Towards ongoing improvement. Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 2(1), 3-22.

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Clark, A., van der Meer, J., & van Koten, C. (2008). Establishing baseline data: Using institutional data to learn more about completion factors at one New Zealand university. Journal of Institutional Research, 14(1), 43-57.

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van der Meer, J., & Scott, C. (2008). Shifting the balance in first-year learning support: From staff instruction to peer-learning primacy. Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 1(1), 70-79.

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Sopoaga, F., Leon de la Barra, S., Van der Meer, J., Samalia, L., Carr, S., Delaibatiki, R., & Kirifi-Alai, T. N. (2011). Developing a health workforce from an underserved population in New Zealand [Letter to the editor]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(5), 494-495. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00766.x

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Sim, K., Butson, R., Stein, S., & van der Meer, J. (2014). Seeing between the lines: How do PhD students use computer technologies in their research practices? In B. Hegarty, J. McDonald & S.-K. Loke (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) Conference: Rhetoric and Reality: Critical Perspectives on Educational Technology. (pp. 233-241). Retrieved from http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

van der Meer, J., & Kokaua, J. (2014). Generic skills: Assessment pre-entry or development post-entry. In L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martíinez & I. Candel Torres (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI). (pp. 2845-2851). IATED Academy. [Full Paper]

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Jansen, E., & van der Meer, J. (2009). Differences in students' expectations and preparedness for university: A role for course designers? In C. Rust (Ed.), Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium: Improving Student Learning: Improving Student Learning through the Curriculum. (pp. 240-252). Wheatley, UK: Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development, Oxford Brookes University. [Full Paper]

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van der Meer, J., & Scott, C. (2009). Strategically enhancing student engagement in the first year: Focusing on sustainable interventions. In J. Thomas (Ed.), Proceedings of the First Year in Higher Education Conference. Brisbane, Australia: QUT Publications. Retrieved from http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/past_papers/papers09/index.html

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van der Meer, J. (2008). An international comparative study on first-year students' expectations and self-perceived readiness. Proceedings of the 30th Annual European Higher Education Society Forum. [CD-ROM] Copenhagen, Denmark: Copenhagen Business School and the EAIR. [Full Paper]

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