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Building perceived self-efficacy in new tertiary healthcare students by teaching transferable skills: The Transition 2 University (T2U) program
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journal contribution
posted on 2021-03-24, 02:34 authored by Allie FordAllie Ford, Paula ToddPaula Todd, Damian Gleeson, Ian Rossiter, Myles Strous, Sebastian Borutta, Penny Presta, Cameron Fuller, Kerry Bedford, Sarah Jansen, Barbara Yazbeck, Lynette PretoriusLynette PretoriusNew university students not only need to learn a wide range of skills, but also
have to gain the belief that they can succeed (perceived self-efficacy). This paper
describes the evaluation of a transition program designed to teach transferable
skills at the beginning of university study. Importantly, we show that this program
improved students’ perceived self-efficacy during university transition through
the provision of authentic mastery experiences and social persuasion. We also
show that the improved perceived self-efficacy of program participants persisted
until at least the end of the first semester of study. Finally, we demonstrate that
participants felt the transition program improved their overall transition
experience.