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Publication Date: 2025
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Evaluation of an Embedded Transition Support Module: Bringing Academic Skills and Peers into First-Year Classrooms
Belinda McCarten; Amanda Richardson; Lauren Raschella; Alexandra Goodwin; Elissa Pearson
Student Success, v16 n2 p37-49 2025
The transition to university can be challenging, and while universities provide orientation support, many students still struggle. Extending orientation through embedded supports and skill building in first-year curricula provides students opportunities to develop the academic skills required for university while growing confidence. This study evaluated the "My First Year Skills -- Getting Started Module"; a support embedded in a first-year psychology undergraduate course at the University of South Australia. In-class activities were delivered by tutors and peer mentors, supplemented by asynchronous online materials. Students completed questionnaires, in Week 1 (N=155) and Week 8 (N=69), before and after the module. Student's self-reported confidence for nine out of 11 academic skills significantly increased, and the module was well received. These findings suggest embedded transition supports in the first-year curriculum, particularly with the involvement of peer leaders, can play an important role in building students' self-reported confidence with academic skills and support their transition.
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, First Year Seminars, Curriculum Development, Psychology, Class Activities, Transitional Programs, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Queensland University of Technology. QUT Library, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, OLD 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-07-3138-5345; e-mail: journal@unistars.org; Web site: https://studentsuccessjournal.org/
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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