Supporting Students in the Transition to Higher Education: Evidence from a Mobile App in Accounting Education

Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL Supporting Students in the Transition to Higher Education: Evidence from a Mobile App in Accounting Education 34 Pages Posted: 10 Dec 2022 See all articles by Johannes VoshaarJohannes VoshaarUniversity of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics - Chair of Accounting and ControlJanik Ole WecksUniversity of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics - Chair of Accounting and ControlFlorian JohannsenUniversity of Applied Sciences SchmalkaldenMartin KnippUniversity of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics - Chair of Accounting and ControlThomas R. LoyUniversity of BremenJochen ZimmermannUniversity of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics; University of Bremen - Chair of Accounting and Control Date Written: November 16, 2022 Abstract High drop-out rates among students endanger the goal of improving the quality of higher education. In the student lifecycle, the "transition-in" phase is particularly critical, as most premature drop-outs happen in this phase. Thus, universities and society need to find solutions to help students manage the challenges of the "transition-in" phase. We examine whether a mobile learning application designed and developed for the particular needs of business and economics students at a German university can support these students in this crucial phase. Using two well-established models - the "five senses of student success" and "student approaches to learning" (i.e., strategic, deep, or surface learning), we document that the mobile solution proposed here is well suited to support success factors that are essential for the "transition-in" phase. Hence we could show that app usage can positively affect students' sense of capability, resourcefulness, and the strategic approach while mitigating the surface approach. Keywords: Student Approaches to Learning, Five Senses of Student Success, Student Lifecycle, "Transition-in" Phase, Mobile Learning, Accounting Education JEL Classification: I23 Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Voshaar, Johannes and Wecks, Janik Ole and Johannsen, Florian and Knipp, Martin and Loy, Thomas R. and Zimmermann, Jochen and Zimmermann, Jochen, Supporting Students in the Transition to Higher Education: Evidence from a Mobile App in Accounting Education (November 16, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4278505 Johannes Voshaar (Contact Author) University of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics - Chair of Accounting and Control ( email ) Bremen, D-28359Germany Janik Ole Wecks University of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics - Chair of Accounting and Control ( email ) Bremen, D-28359Germany Florian Johannsen University of Applied Sciences Schmalkalden ( email ) Am Blechhammer 4-9Schmalkalden, 98574 Martin Knipp University of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics - Chair of Accounting and Control ( email ) Bremen, D-28359Germany Thomas R. Loy University of Bremen ( email ) Universitaetsallee GW IBremen, D-28334Germany Jochen Zimmermann University of Bremen - Chair of Accounting and Control ( email ) Universitaetsallee GW IBremen, D-28334Germany+49 421 218-9119 (Phone) HOME PAGE: http://www.controlling.uni-bremen.de University of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics ( email ) Hochschulring 4Germany+49 421 218 9121 (Phone) Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place Job Opening Paper statistics Downloads 7 Abstract Views 59 PlumX Metrics Related eJournals Social Sciences Education eJournal Follow Social Sciences Education eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 10,468 PAPERS 21,619 Feedback Feedback to SSRN Feedback (required) Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. Submit a Paper Section 508 Text Only Pages SSRN Quick Links SSRN Solutions Research Paper Series Conference Papers Partners in Publishing Jobs & Announcements Newsletter Sign Up SSRN Rankings Top Papers Top Authors Top Organizations About SSRN SSRN Objectives Network Directors Presidential Letter Announcements Contact us FAQs Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To learn more, visit Cookie Settings. This page was processed by aws-apollo-4dc in 0.250 seconds