Evaluation of First-Year University Students' Engagement to Enhance Student Development

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Autori principali: Chong, Yenwan, Sin Soo, Hooi
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contents Evaluation of First-Year University Students' Engagement to Enhance Student Development Chong, Yenwan Sin Soo, Hooi College Freshmen Learner Engagement Student Development Student Adjustment Transitional Programs Academic Achievement Study Habits Electronic Learning Computer Mediated Communication Public Colleges Foreign Countries The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically impacted university education as well as created new challenges for tertiary learning institutions. The pandemic has exacerbated graduate unemployment and increased student dropout rates. In response to these unprecedented challenges, universities are formulating more student development initiatives to support new students to transition into university and produce holistic graduates with essential soft skills. Student engagement evaluation can help inform and enhance the implementation of student development programs. In this study, seven domains of first year university students' engagement were evaluated namely Academic Engagement (AE), Beyondclass Engagement (BE), Intellectual Engagement (IE), Online Engagement (OE), Peer Engagement (PE), Student-staff Engagement (SE) and Transition Engagement (TE). This study found that university freshmen's Online Engagement (OE) was the strongest while their Academic Engagement (AE) was the weakest. This study also discovered that first year university students' engagement were weakest with regard to reading of textbooks before attending class, asking questions in class and borrowing books from the university library. Future student development programs targeted at first year university students could be enhanced by increasing the use of ICT in teaching and learning as well as increasing efforts in assisting new students to transition from school to university learning environments by inculcating good reading habits and encouraging active class participation.
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spellingShingle Evaluation of First-Year University Students' Engagement to Enhance Student Development
Chong, Yenwan
Sin Soo, Hooi
College Freshmen
Learner Engagement
Student Development
Student Adjustment
Transitional Programs
Academic Achievement
Study Habits
Electronic Learning
Computer Mediated Communication
Public Colleges
Foreign Countries
Evaluation of First-Year University Students' Engagement to Enhance Student Development Chong, Yenwan Sin Soo, Hooi College Freshmen Learner Engagement Student Development Student Adjustment Transitional Programs Academic Achievement Study Habits Electronic Learning Computer Mediated Communication Public Colleges Foreign Countries The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically impacted university education as well as created new challenges for tertiary learning institutions. The pandemic has exacerbated graduate unemployment and increased student dropout rates. In response to these unprecedented challenges, universities are formulating more student development initiatives to support new students to transition into university and produce holistic graduates with essential soft skills. Student engagement evaluation can help inform and enhance the implementation of student development programs. In this study, seven domains of first year university students' engagement were evaluated namely Academic Engagement (AE), Beyondclass Engagement (BE), Intellectual Engagement (IE), Online Engagement (OE), Peer Engagement (PE), Student-staff Engagement (SE) and Transition Engagement (TE). This study found that university freshmen's Online Engagement (OE) was the strongest while their Academic Engagement (AE) was the weakest. This study also discovered that first year university students' engagement were weakest with regard to reading of textbooks before attending class, asking questions in class and borrowing books from the university library. Future student development programs targeted at first year university students could be enhanced by increasing the use of ICT in teaching and learning as well as increasing efforts in assisting new students to transition from school to university learning environments by inculcating good reading habits and encouraging active class participation.
title Evaluation of First-Year University Students' Engagement to Enhance Student Development
topic College Freshmen
Learner Engagement
Student Development
Student Adjustment
Transitional Programs
Academic Achievement
Study Habits
Electronic Learning
Computer Mediated Communication
Public Colleges
Foreign Countries
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