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Publication Date: 2005-Feb
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Multilevel Analysis of Primary Students' Perception and Deployment of Self-Learning Strategies
Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching; Ma, Hon Suen; Liu, Fanny Yuk Fan; So, Emily Yuen Ping
Educational Psychology, v25 n1 p129-148 Feb 2005
This study focuses on primary students' self-learning strategies, using a sample of 1253 students from 20 Year 3 and 20 Year 5 classes from 10 primary schools in Hong Kong. Students were asked to name sources from which they could learn. They were then asked to rate 10 self-learning strategies on perceived usefulness and personal deployment. Students named an average of 2.5 learning sources, with print exposure (reading) being the most commonly nominated source. Multilevel analysis revealed substantial differences (27% of attributable variance) between classes on student ability to name learning sources. In general, the students indicated that all 10 suggested learning strategies were useful. The two most commonly deployed strategies were help-seeking and locating a quiet study environment. Gender differences were not found on naming learning resources, but girls indicated relatively higher levels of strategy awareness and deployment.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Academic Ability, Learning Strategies, Gender Differences, Metacognition, Help Seeking, Study Habits, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 3; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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