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Ning, Hoi Kwan; Downing, Kevin – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Based on self-reported cognitive, metacognitive, and behavioural strategy measures obtained from 828 final-year students from a university in Hong Kong, latent profile analysis (LPA) identified four distinct types of students with differential self-regulated learning strategy orientations: "competent self-regulated learners",…
Descriptors: Profiles, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, College Seniors
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Richardson, Jessica J.; Kemp, Simon; Malinen, Sanna; Haultain, Steve A. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
There is growing concern about the detrimental effect of term-time employment on university students' academic success. We report results from an online survey of 1837 students of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, whose responses were later matched to their academic records for a semester. The majority of employed students reported…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Employment, Online Surveys, Questionnaires
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Ning, Hoi Kwan; Downing, Kevin – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
While previous studies have examined the single directional effects of motivation constructs in influencing students' use of self-regulatory strategies, few attempts have been made to unravel their interrelationship in a unified framework. In this study we adopt the social cognitive perspective and examine the reciprocal interplay between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Self Control
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Ning, Hoi Kwan; Downing, Kevin – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
This study examined the interrelationship between student learning experiences and study behaviour in explaining academic achievement. The participants were 541 final year students from a university in Hong Kong. Students' learning experiences and study behaviour were measured using the Course Experience Questionnaire and the Learning and Study…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
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Ning, Hoi Kwan; Downing, Kevin – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
This study investigated the effects of supplemental instruction, a peer-assisted learning approach, on students, learning competence and academic performance. The supplemental instruction intervention facilitated by senior students focused on developing students' use of study skills and enhancing their motivation and academic performance. Pre- and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Undergraduate Students, Intervention, Structural Equation Models
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Cano, Francisco – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
This study explores the latent structure of scores on the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) and analyzes the relationship between this structure and students' academic performance. Two independent samples of college freshmen (n = 527) and seniors (n = 429) completed the LASSI. Data analysis of the first sample revealed acceptable…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Factor Structure, Academic Achievement, Scores