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Contextualization Models for Community College Reading and Study Strategies: An Integrative Literature Review
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Stahl, Norman A.; Armstrong, Sonya L.; Hewett, Elizabeth – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
In recent years, "contextualization" has emerged as a buzzword in higher education, and, in community college developmental education contexts in particular. However, it is important to note that contextualization is more than an innovation that is specific to the current developmental education reform movement, as iterations of this…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Reading Strategies, Study Habits, Instructional Design
Learning Paths in Academic Setting: Research Synthesis
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Mirkov, Snežana – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
The paper represents a synthesis of results obtained in empirical studies of variables related to learning process. A number of studies were carried out within the Students Approaches to Learning perspective. According to the 3P model of learning, the complex of learning process comprises three learning approaches--Deep, Surface and Achievement…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Learning Processes, Meta Analysis, Questionnaires
Student Ability, Student Background, and Student Achievement: Another Look at Life in Effective Schools.
Tomlinson, Tommy M. – 1981
Analysis of two studies related to academic achievement (Atkinson, Lens, and O'Malley, 1976; Entwisle and Hayduk, 1978) and of the effective-schools literature provides a picture that helps us to understand why the ability of poor children is not reflected in their school performance and what schools might do to remedy this situation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Technological Enhancement of Study Behavior: On-Line Activities To Produce More Effective Learning.
Grabe, Mark – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Discussion of advances in technology and in cognitive models of learning focuses on computer activities that are intended to improve the effectiveness of study behavior. Specific cognitive processes contributing to successful study are outlined, and two categories of on-line study--electronic notebooks and on-line review--are described. (24…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Learning Strategies, Models
Factors Associated with Cheating Among College Students: A Review.
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Whitley, Bernard E., Jr. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
Studies (n=107) of prevalence and correlates of college student cheating are reviewed. Strongest correlates of cheating included having moderate expectations of success, past cheating, poor study conditions, positive attitudes about cheating, perceiving that social norms support cheating, and anticipating rewards for success. A model of…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Expectation, High Risk Students
A Conceptual Model for Promoting Study Skills and Test-Taking Techniques among Secondary School Students: Curricular, Instructional/Guidance, and Assessment Perspectives.
Guedry-Hymel, Linda; Hymel, Glenn M. – 1984
This paper develops a conceptual model involving curricular, instructional/guidance, and assessment perspectives on the promotion of study skills and test-taking techniques among secondary school students. From the curricular standpoint, consideration is given to a recommended range of topical coverage and a diversified array of printed/mediated…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation, Integrated Curriculum, Intentional Learning