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http://hdl.handle.net/2183/7078 Transição, adaptação académica e éxito escolar no ensino superior
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Almeida, Leandro S.
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Revista galego-portuguesa de Psicoloxía e Educación, 2007, 15: 203-215 ISSN 1138-1663
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[Resumo] A transição para a universidade exige dos
alunos diversas competências tendo em vista
a sua adaptação e sucesso escolar. A investigação
nesta área sugere que, embora os alunos
do primeiro ano apresentem elevadas
expectativas de envolvimento académico, e
tenham sido seleccionados em face da prática
de numerus clausus, estes alunos encontram
diferentes exigências e dificuldades na sua
adaptação à universidade. Para explicar o
insucesso escolar e o abandono propomos um
modelo multidimensional integrando variáveis
do aluno, professor e contexto académico.
Ao nível das variáveis dos alunos, a nossa
investigação tem mostrado que as classificações
de candidatura são o factor mais
importante na explicação do rendimento escolar
no final do primeiro ano. A nossa investigação
tem também mostrado que os alunos
entram na universidade com altas expectativas
de envolvimento académico, no entanto
no final do primeiro ano esse padrão é já mais
reduzido. Por outro lado, níveis diferentes de
adaptação e de satisfação académica aparecem
segundo o género e o tipo de curso dos
alunos. Os alunos do sexo masculino e dos
cursos de engenharia apresentam mais dificuldades.
Este conjunto de resultados sugere a
necessidade de programas institucionais para
prevenção do fracasso escolar e do abandono
dos alunos.
[Abstract] Transition to university requires several students´ competencies in order the academic adjustment and school success. Research in this field suggests that, although high level of academic involvement expectations of firstyear college students, as well as the students´ selection on base of numerus clausus practice, these students find different university adaptation exigencies and difficulties. To explain school failure and drop-out we propose a multidimensional model considering students, teachers and context variables. Considering students´ variables our research shows the entrance classification as first factor on explanation of school achievement at the end of first academic year. Our research also shows that although students present positive academic expectations when they enter college, they reveal a less positive pattern at the end of academic year. Different levels of academic adaptation and satisfaction have been found by gender and course domains. Male and engineering students present more difficulties. All these results suggest the need of institutional programs to prevent students’ failure and drop-out.
[Abstract] Transition to university requires several students´ competencies in order the academic adjustment and school success. Research in this field suggests that, although high level of academic involvement expectations of firstyear college students, as well as the students´ selection on base of numerus clausus practice, these students find different university adaptation exigencies and difficulties. To explain school failure and drop-out we propose a multidimensional model considering students, teachers and context variables. Considering students´ variables our research shows the entrance classification as first factor on explanation of school achievement at the end of first academic year. Our research also shows that although students present positive academic expectations when they enter college, they reveal a less positive pattern at the end of academic year. Different levels of academic adaptation and satisfaction have been found by gender and course domains. Male and engineering students present more difficulties. All these results suggest the need of institutional programs to prevent students’ failure and drop-out.

