Importance of Foundation Year for Students from Wide Participation Backgrounds

Study Skills
for
Higher Education

Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..............................................................................................................................................3
(A). Identify the importance of foundation year for students from wide participation backgrounds and
explain why it is important......................................................................................................................3
(B). Explain the key challenges facing foundation year students.............................................................5
(C). Discuss how study skills in higher education can help foundation year students overcome some of
these challenges.......................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES..............................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
A foundation year is refers to an exact year of study at which university starts its courses.
In this basically one year courses are provided to students who completed their higher education
and going to take admission in college. It will permit those students who did not able to meet up
requirements for the entry to a normal course (Fallows and Steven, 2013). Through respective
course students able to fill the gap which help them in taking admission in effective manner at a
college or universities. Along with this financial year courses students able to improve their
skills as well as knowledge which help them in study future in appropriately and effectively. This
report is based on importance of foundation year for those students who belongs to wide
participation background and key challenges face by foundation year courses. Along with this it
will also include how study skills at higher education will helpful for students of foundation year
in order to overcome the challenges.
MAIN BODY
(A). Identify the importance of foundation year for students from wide participation backgrounds
and explain why it is important
Foundation year refers to duration or time when university its foundation courses which
is generally is for one year. This is joined by students who are pass outs of higher school and
going to take admission in college. Through this type of courses students able to enhance their
skills and ability which help them in tacking admission in their dream college. Foundation course
define as a course adopted by students at specific colleges and universities (Boud, Cohen and
Sampson, 2014). It can be either adopted in a huge range of subjects or in only a subject
throughout a basic level. Along with this, by this type of courses students able to get prepare for
future where they need to take admission in best as well as reputed college or university. There
are various other important of foundation years courses mainly for the international students and
from which some major are explain below:-
 Fills any gaps in knowledge between high school and university: The foundation year
courses are generally provided to those students who are higher school pass and going to
take admission in university. So by adapting or attaining this course they able to fill the