TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mah, Dana-Kristin
A1  - Ifenthaler, Dirk
T1  - Students perceptions toward academic competencies
T2  - Issues in Educational Research
N2  - Students often enter higher education academically unprepared and with unrealistic perceptions and expectations regarding academic competencies for their studies. However, preparedness and realistic perceptions are important factors for student retention. With regard to a proposed model of five academic competencies(time management, learning skills, technology proficiency, self-monitoring, and research skills), incoming students’ perceptions concerning academic staff support and students’ selfreported confidence at a German university were examined. Using quantitative data, an initial exploratory study was conducted (N = 155), which revealed first-year students’ perceptions of the role of academic staff in supporting their development, especially in
research skills, as well as low self-reported confidence in this competence. Thus, a follow up study (N = 717) was conducted to confirm these findings as well as to provide an indepth understanding of research skills. Understanding students’ perceptions is crucial if higher education institutions are to meet students’ needs and provide adequate support services in the challenging first year. Thus, in order to increase student retention, it is
suggested that universities assist first-year students in developing academic competencies through personalised competence-based programs and with the help of emerging
research fields and educational technologies such as learning analytics and digital badges.
Y1  - 2018
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/54720
UR  - http://www.iier.org.au/iier28/mah-abs.html
SN  - 1837-6290
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
SP  - 120
EP  - 137
PB  - Institutes for Educational Research
CY  - Rockingham
ER  -