The effect of a discipline-specific key skills introductory module on the transition into university study - HEA Annual Conference 2017 - Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight

First year students generally have to adapt to a different form of education. There is some evidence that programmes supporting stuedents' in their transition into higher education are best when they are discipline-specific. The session will explore the potential effectiveness of a discipline-specific module in not only assostomg tje students during the transitional stage but also the potential for the initial grounding to help students flourish in the latter stages of their degree. Quantitive data on learning approach and self-efficacy are somewhat counter-intuitive but student focus groups were very useful in illuminating these results.