TY - JOUR 
A1 - Panadero, Ernesto
AU - García Pérez, Daniel
AU - Fernández Ruiz, Javier
AU - Sánchez Centeno, Héctor
T1 - A transitional year level to higher education: Challenges, experiences and self-regulatory: Strategies during the final year of the University Preparatory Level

Y1 - 2020
SN - 1578-7001

UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/10840
AB - Final Year level of the University Preparatory cycle (FYUP) –in Spanish 2º Bachillerato– is one of the most challenging academic courses. It is extremely demanding academically in itself and by the end of it students must also pass the university entry exam. Yet research has not investigated how students experi-ence this year. We thus explored, using in-depth inter-views with 75 students from two public high schools, their attitudes toward this academic year. Our results showed that (a) the participants struggled greatly dur-ing FYUP, experiencing high levels of academic stress (that affects their general well-being, mostly because of the high academic demands); (b) students were looking forward to their university experience but were concerned about failing or not fi nding their place; and (c) they reported a narrow range of learning, motiva-tional, and emotional strategies. This study shows that students face signifi cant learning and academic chal-lenges during FYUP. A clear educational implication is that interventions should be implemented in earlier years to  help the students be better prepared.

KW - Enseñanza superior
KW - Estrategias educativas
KW - Universidad
LA - eng
ER -