Study-MATE: Using text messaging to support student transition to university study

Cahir, J; Huber, E; Handal, B; Dutch, J; Nixon, M

Study-MATE: Using text messaging to support student transition to university study

Cahir, J Huber, E

Handal, B Dutch, J Nixon, M

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Citation:: Youth Studies Australia, 2012, 31 (1), pp. 34 - 42
Issue Date:: 2012-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cahir, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Huber, E https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-9096	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Handal, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dutch, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nixon, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Youth Studies Australia, 2012, 31 (1), pp. 34 - 42	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1038-2569	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/126587
dc.description.abstract	Students are most likely to drop out of university when first attending. This article analyses the use of technology in supporting the transition process of 'first time' university students enrolled in a second-year accounting course. Study-MATE, a study skills program utilising the university's learning management system (LMS) - Blackboard, Google Calendar and text messaging - was introduced at the beginning of first semester. At the end of the semester, 77 students completed an online evaluation form. The research results reveal that 60% of these students thought the program had raised their awareness of the university's study skills services, but only 33% found this program helped improve their study skills. Overall, the research results highlight several challenges and necessary considerations in the implementation of study skills programs.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Youth Studies Australia	en_US
dc.title	Study-MATE: Using text messaging to support student transition to university study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	31	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
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Abstract:

Students are most likely to drop out of university when first attending. This article analyses the use of technology in supporting the transition process of 'first time' university students enrolled in a second-year accounting course. Study-MATE, a study skills program utilising the university's learning management system (LMS) - Blackboard, Google Calendar and text messaging - was introduced at the beginning of first semester. At the end of the semester, 77 students completed an online evaluation form. The research results reveal that 60% of these students thought the program had raised their awareness of the university's study skills services, but only 33% found this program helped improve their study skills. Overall, the research results highlight several challenges and necessary considerations in the implementation of study skills programs.

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