TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mah, Dana-Kristin
A1  - Ifenthaler, Dirk
T1  - What do first-year students need?
BT  - digital badges for academic support to enhance student retention
JF  - Journal of applied research in higher education
N2  - The purpose of this paper is to analyse data on first-year students’ needs regarding academic support services and reasons for their intention to leave the institution prior to degree completion. On the basis of the findings, a digital badge outline is proposed which could contribute to improved communication of academic requirements in order to help students to better adapt to higher education demands. Digital badges might also serve as an indicator for students’ needing additional academic support services.
KW  - Higher education
KW  - Retention
KW  - Learning analytics
KW  - First-year students
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-12-2018-0258
SN  - 2050-7003
SN  - 1758-1184
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 86
EP  - 96
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
CY  - Bingley
ER  -