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Motivation in Developmental and Regular Admission Students.

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Ley, Kathryn; Young, Dawn B. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998

States that faculty often attribute developmental students' academic difficulties to poor motivation. Investigates motivational differences between 60 developmental students and 74 regular-admission students enrolled in either a community college or a residential university. Results of t-test on motivational levels measured by the self-report…

Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students

Measuring the Affective and Cognitive Growth of Regularly Admitted and Developmental Studies Students Using the "Learning and Study Strategies Inventory" (LASSI).

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Nist, Sherrie L.; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1990

Investigates the utility and predictive validity of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) as a means of measuring college students' cognitive and affective growth following a study strategies course. Finds cognitive and affective growth in both regularly admitted and developmental studies students. Finds that LASSI cannot yet be used…

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Measurement, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs