Evaluating Empowerment Language During the First-Year Student Transition

First-year student diary.

Rosie Perrett has finished her first year of studies at Liverpool and is awaiting her exam results. In the meantime, EMS placements will give her the chance to consolidate what she has learnt.

First Year PhD Transition

Examining Student Success: The Transition from H.S. to College of First-Year Engineering Students

To improve retention and graduation rates, institutions of higher education have become increasingly interested in the experiences of first-year students. This is of even greater importance in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields such as engineering which are crucial for U.S. global competitiveness and homeland security. Interviews were conducted with six (6) first-yea...

Evaluating Finesse: Experiences from the First Year

The Finesse project (Finance Education in a Scalable Software Environment) addresses problems associated with the teaching of finance courses in the U. K. Higher Education sector by constructing a networked, computer-based portfolio management game. The Finesse consortium consists of lecturers of finance at the University of Dundee, University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, a...

Confessions of a first-year medical student.

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