The transition to higher education and the adaptation process brings challenges to students. Peer... more The transition to higher education and the adaptation process brings challenges to students. Peer mentoring can be a valid response to those challenges, preparing them for academic and social life in the university context. However, contact between tutors and tutees can become difficult considering students’ time management. In addition, some students can feel embarrassed and ashamed when asking for help. We think that building a mobile application, similar to peer mentoring, can be a real advantage, as a student support service. In order to pursue this idea, first we conducted a survey in a Portuguese public university, asking 101 students of 1st cycle of some courses. Students pointed out critical periods in adjustment process and academic life, referring to difficulties such as anxiety, lack of sleep, group conflicts, time management or too much work studying. The development of the application aims to take into account the needs and characteristics that students identified in the survey, and looks to automatically release some motivational sentences or practical strategies, according to student’s schedule. Our main goal is to use technology and mobile resources to promote students’ well-being and adaptation to university, as nowadays students increasingly use applications on their mobile phones on a daily basis.
The transition to higher education and the adaptation process brings challenges to students. Peer... more The transition to higher education and the adaptation process brings challenges to students. Peer mentoring can be a valid response to those challenges, preparing them for academic and social life in the university context. However, contact between tutors and tutees can become difficult considering students’ time management. In addition, some students can feel embarrassed and ashamed when asking for help. We think that building a mobile application, similar to peer mentoring, can be a real advantage, as a student support service. In order to pursue this idea, first we conducted a survey in a Portuguese public university, asking 101 students of 1st cycle of some courses. Students pointed out critical periods in adjustment process and academic life, referring to difficulties such as anxiety, lack of sleep, group conflicts, time management or too much work studying. The development of the application aims to take into account the needs and characteristics that students identified in the survey, and looks to automatically release some motivational sentences or practical strategies, according to student’s schedule. Our main goal is to use technology and mobile resources to promote students’ well-being and adaptation to university, as nowadays students increasingly use applications on their mobile phones on a daily basis.
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