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Use of social media in aiding transition to higher education
Project Team
Louise KellyDavid Young
Kelsey Gourlay
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Strathclyde
Retention
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/retention-and-success
Remain Complete Timescale
Success
Personal DevelopmentLabour MarketFurther Learning
Widening Participation
Ability Background
Motivation Knowledge
Transition
Student views
My hand was held at school
I have found it
very daunting
Sort of left to fend for yourself
You really need to be independe
nt
At school always
someone there looking
over you
I’ve not found it
hard, just different
Social media
Social media
90% of 16-24 year olds use social media
Likely to be the same across population groups
Smooth transition? Facebook group
Facebook Group
HEA small grant Set up by student Two weeks before start of term Link emailed to all new first years 90% joined by start of term
Before start of term
Is anybody in Garnett? How do we
choose our electives?
What’s everyone doing for Freshers?
When do we get our timetables?
Anyone finding the homework
hard?
Shall we meet before
the Induction lecture?
Before start of term
Survey of users 90% found it useful
Making new friends Eased the transition Helped with orientation
First semester
Has anyone managed
the Finance homework?
How do you start Q7 of
the homework?
How do you add
probabilities in Q3?
Did anyone manage to write down
the homework??
Can someone
explain the Inter-
quartile-range?
Are the tutorials on tomorrow?
Exam time
Has anyone managed the 2012
past-paper
How do you start Q7 of
the homework?
What did you get for Q2 of the
2011 paper?
Did anyone manage to write down
the homework??
Can someone
explain the Inter-
quartile-range?
Are the tutorials on tomorrow?
Responses
Most questions answered by students very quickly
Peer assisted learning Lecturer workload
Group for second years
Second year statistics class Set up by same student Almost 100% joined within first week
Group for second years
Very limited use Already had their own group, created
in first year Increased use near exam time
Conclusions
First year Group
Second year Group?