2014
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.966070
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Understanding the early transition needs of diverse commencing university students in a health faculty: informing effective intervention practices

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“…Significantly, Thomas notes, '[e]ffective interventions start pre-entry, and have an emphasis on engagement and an overt academic purpose' (p. 15). Wilson et al (2016) concur with Thomas on a number of points: they identify the first half of first semester, in particular the first few weeks, as 'the period of greatest risk of discontinuation' (pp. 1024).…”
Section: Design Of Transition Programsmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…Significantly, Thomas notes, '[e]ffective interventions start pre-entry, and have an emphasis on engagement and an overt academic purpose' (p. 15). Wilson et al (2016) concur with Thomas on a number of points: they identify the first half of first semester, in particular the first few weeks, as 'the period of greatest risk of discontinuation' (pp. 1024).…”
Section: Design Of Transition Programsmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…In terms of Lizzio's sense of capability), by taking the diagnostic test and participating in learning activities that are similar to those which comprise the subject proper, students gain a sense of what is expected of them in first-year studies. Thomas (2012) and Wilson et al (2016) also highlight the importance of realistic expectations. Equally as significant, students' sense of self-efficacy is developed.…”
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“…Indeed, the majority of the students considered in this report had arrived directly from the secondary school system and thus our chosen pedagogic approach appeared to provide the vast majority of the newly registered entrants with the most familiar learning environment. This approach was deemed to be the most suitable to engage these students with what was otherwise an unfamiliar university learning with unfamiliar teaching and assessment methods [31], as well as a new social environment. Indeed, the literature indicates that participatory teaching methods and interactions with classmates initiate and strengthen acclimatisation of new entrants to the university community; for example, it has been previously shown that social learning communities play an important part in successful transition into tertiary education [32] [33].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%