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Understanding How Students Study: The Genealogy and Conceptual Basis of a Widely Used Pedagogical Research Tool, Biggs' Study Process Questionnaire
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Lake, Warren; Boyd, William; Boyd, Wendy – International Education Studies, 2017
The Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) continues to be applied in a wide range of pedagogical situations. However, the question remains as to how well a researcher understands the conceptual basis behind the tool they choose. This essay provides a compact and comprehensive view of the conceptual basis for the development of the original SPQ, and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, College Students, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement
Individual and Group Differences in Study Processes.
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Biggs, J. B. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Studies of Australian and Canadian high school students point to at least a three-dimensional model of the study process domain, incorporating a complex of values, motives, and strategies. This complex mediates between personological and institutional variables on the one hand and academic performance on the other. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, High Schools, Intellectual Disciplines
The Development of Study Processes in Distance Learning Students.
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Ekins, Judith M. – 1992
The skills and approaches to study were investigated for 549 students from Hong Kong/Macau enrolled in undergraduate distance learning courses with the East Asian Open Institute. The sample included students at all stages in their studies, from those in their first year to graduates with an ordinary degree and honors graduates. Correlations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, College Credits