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Understanding the Self-Regulated Learning Characteristics of First-Generation College Students
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Antonelli, Janeen; Jones, Sara Jolly; Burridge, Andrea Backscheider; Hawkins, Jacqueline – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
For many first-generation college students (FGCS), college success has not kept pace with college access. Because many students' struggles can be traced to deficits in self-regulated learning (SRL) processes, the purpose of this study was to explore the SRL skills of FGCS. We analyzed the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, 2nd Edition…
Descriptors: Self Management, Student Characteristics, First Generation College Students, Learning Strategies
The Impact of a Counselor-Led Intervention in the Developmental Education Classroom
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Runck, Lisa Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Community colleges and community college counselors have a vital role in degree attainment in the United States (Ma & Baum, 2016). Community colleges are responsible for educating approximately 40% of all college attending students (American Association of Community Colleges [AACC], 2017). Community college counselors are the third largest…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Study Skills Analysis: A Pilot Study Linking a Success and Psychology Course
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Urciuoli, Jannette Alejandra; Bluestone, Cheryl – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This study explored a concept that learning study skills in the context of the content area under study may transfer across courses, multiplying the benefits towards academic success. Methods that have been reported to influence academic growth at the community college level include success courses and applied study skills. In this pilot project…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Psychology, Transfer of Training, Academic Achievement
The Influence of Student Demographics and Internal Characteristics on GPA, Persistence, and Academic Success of First-Time College Students
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Rodriguez, David B. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Employing a non-experimental, ex-post facto design, the study examined the relationship of student demographic information and internal characteristics identified from the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) to student persistence, grade point average, and academic success. Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT), which focuses on the internal…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Assessing Personal Growth
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Liu, Ying; Yin, Alexander C. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
The authors begin this chapter by revisiting Astin, Panos, and Creager (1967), who developed a conceptual scheme to guide the selection of various types of measurements organized by three dimensions: (1) type of outcome; (2) type of data; and (3) time. In assessing basic skills, general education, and attainment of the major, the focus is on…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Student Development, Individual Development, Colleges
The Relationship between College Students' Executive Functioning and Study Strategies
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Petersen, Rebecca; Lavelle, Ellen; Guarino, A. J. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
Working from a cognitive perspective, a range of studies have supported the relationship between study strategies and academic performance of college students (e.g., Peverly, Brobst, Graham, & Shaw, 2003). In particular, self-regulatory processes comprised of learner-directed activities geared toward promoting academic achievement have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Self Management