Listening to students: Experiences and expectations in the transition to a history degree

摘要: ABSTRACT The transition to university has never been more challenging both for students and tutors, there is a commensurate need understand students' experience at this critical point. Research suggests that performance powerfully influenced by perceptions responses conditioned previous of learning in their subject. This, however, still too rarely taken into account who commonly possess only sketchy knowledge stage development. This article examines the student perspective point entry history degree programme order help tutors fully interest rationale studying history, views on effective teaching learning, preparedness motivation. findings lead some practical suggestions constructing context which can act as springboard