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What is Transition Students

Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings
Transition typically refers to the transitional point in the education system, for example, when a student enters third level education from second level or work. Students in transition to third level education face complex and dynamic issues of diversity, in terms of their demographics, backgrounds and their preparedness for study in third level organisations. Many students that transition to third level can have preconceptions about what they might encounter, which may impact on their ability to perform academically or may ultimately influence their decision to drop out.
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Bespoke Mobile Application Development: Facilitating Transition of Foundation Students to Higher Education
Nevan Bermingham (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland) and Mark Prendergast (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0256-2.ch010
Abstract
Smartphone usage by students has increased rapidly over the last number of years, and it is expected that the utilisation of mobile applications in educational environments will continue to increase. This chapter focuses on a bespoke mobile application which aims to facilitate the transition of Foundation students to Higher Education in an Irish setting. Foundation students comprise of Access and International Students participating on pre-degree foundation courses. These students experience a major life change in making this transition and it is important that efforts are made to ensure a successful adjustment experience. Research suggests that mobile technologies can play a central role in this endeavour by offering support and access to particular information needs. This chapter will detail the design and development of a bespoke mobile application with such a purpose in mind and will also describe how the app was field tested with a cohort of incoming Foundation students in an Irish third level institute.
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