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Beckman, Karley; Apps, Tiffani; Bennett, Sue; Dalgarno, Barney; Kennedy, Gregor; Lockyer, Lori – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
With an increase in technology to mediate learning and a shift to more student-centred approaches, open-ended online assignment tasks are becoming more common in higher education. Open-ended tasks offer opportunities for students to develop their own interpretations of the requirements, and online technologies offer greater flexibility and afford…
Descriptors: Self Management, Electronic Learning, Assignments, Task Analysis
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Ee, Mong Shan; Yeoh, William; Boo, Yee Ling; Boulter, Terry – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Time control plays a critical role within the online mastery learning (OML) approach. This paper examines the two commonly implemented mastery learning strategies--personalised system of instructions and learning for mastery (LFM)--by focusing on what occurs when there is an instructional time constraint. Using a large data set from a postgraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Time Management, Electronic Learning
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Haarala-Muhonen, Anne; Ruohoniemi, Mirja; Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
This study explores factors affecting the study pace of law students during their first academic year. The participants comprised two student groups: those whose number of study credits were the lowest and highest. Altogether, 25 students (11 with a slow and 14 with a fast study pace) were interviewed. The factors affecting study pace mentioned by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Law Students, Self Management, Learning Strategies