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Assessing Study Skills in College Students: A Review of Three Measures
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Villarreal, Victor; Martinez, Anna – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
Interventions focused on bolstering college student study skills--that is, techniques and strategies necessary to prepare for and complete schoolwork and tests (Proctor, Prevatt, Adams, Reaser, & Petscher, 2006; Richardson, Robnolt, & Rhodes, 2010)--have been implemented in a variety of ways, including as part of summer bridge programs,…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Notetaking
Study Skills Course Impact on Academic Self-Efficacy
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Wernersbach, Brenna M.; Crowley, Susan L.; Bates, Scott C.; Rosenthal, Carol – Journal of Developmental Education, 2014
Although study skills courses improve student retention, the impact of study skills courses on students' academic self-efficacy has not been investigated. The present study examined pre- and posttest levels of academic self-efficacy in college students enrolled in a study skills course (n = 126) compared to students enrolled in a general education…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Investigations
Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and Pre-University Math Performance of International Students in Malaysia
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Loong, Tang Eng – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
This study is an attempt to compare the use of self-regulated learning strategies and their math performance between home and international students in the Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) and determine the self-regulated learning strategies that are significantly associated with their math performance. The participants of the study were…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Testing, Statistical Analysis, Learning Strategies
Comparing Learning Style to Performance in On-Line Teaching: Impact of Proctored v. Un-Proctored Testing
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Wellman, Gregory S. – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that proctored versus un-proctored testing would have on learning for an on-line content module; and examine the relationship between LASSI variables and learning. A randomized, pre-test/post-test control group design was employed. College students in a pharmacy curriculum, were randomized to two…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals), Online Courses
Changes in LASSI Scores Among Reading and Study Skills Students at the United States Military Academy.
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Ince, Elizabeth J.; Priest, Robert – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
Describes administration of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) to three groups of United States Military Academy students in order to evaluate changes in student performance as a result of taking a student-success course (RS101). LASSI measures students' affective growth upon completion of the RS101 course and their growth in…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Study Persistence and Academic Achievement as a Function of the Type of Competing Tendencies
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Lens, Willy; Lacante, Marlies; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Herrera, Dora – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2005
In order to understand and predict students' achievement and persistence at learning activities, many contemporary motivational models consider how much students are motivated for their school work. However, students' achievement and persistence might not only be affected by their amount of study motivation, but also by the motivation to engage in…
Descriptors: Persistence, Leisure Time, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation