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Zachary S. Hazlett; P. Citlally Jimenez; Jennifer K. Knight – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2025
Evidence abounds that passive strategies such as rereading or highlighting are less effective than active strategies such as drawing models or explaining concepts to others. However, many studies have also reported that students tend to use learning strategies that they perceive as comfortable and easy, even when other strategies may be more…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Testing, Learning Strategies, Study Habits
Aristide Maniriho – Cogent Education, 2024
This study delves into the multifaceted relationship between student satisfaction and academic performance in undergraduate economics. While prior research often overlooks the complex interplay of these factors with cognitive potential, prior knowledge, and gender, this investigation sheds light on their combined influence on student success. Data…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Economics Education, Academic Achievement, Gender Differences
Slof, Bert; van Leeuwen, Anouschka; Janssen, Jeroen; Kirschner, Paul A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
In computer-supported collaborative learning research, studies examining the combined effects of individual level, group level and within-group differences level measures on individual achievement are scarce. The current study addressed this by examining whether individual, group and within-group differences regarding engagement and prior…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Prior Learning, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement
Rina Levy Cohen – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between common classroom help-seeking determinants (achievement goals, self-efficacy, prior knowledge, gender, and help-seeking perceptions) and help-seeking behaviors online (hint use percentage, latency of help seeking, answer attempt percentage, feedback level percentage, and seeking help…
Descriptors: Correlation, Help Seeking, Self Efficacy, Prior Learning
Wu-Yuin Hwang; Bo-Chen Guo; Anh Hoang; Ching-Chun Chang; Nien-Tsu Wu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
This study introduced an app, called Smart UEnglish, for helping EFL conversation practices in authentic contexts. These conversation practices were categorized into 'designed talk' and 'free talk', based on the content of an English textbook and authentic ambient environment that includes such things as transportation, weather and scenic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
Kottmeyer, Alexa M.; Van Meter, Peggy; Cameron, Chelsea – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
College biology courses commonly use diagrams to convey information. These visual representations are embedded in course materials with the expectation that students can comprehend and learn from them. Educational research, however, suggests that many students have difficulty understanding diagrams and the conventions (e.g., labels, arrows) they…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Comprehension, Undergraduate Students, College Science
Yinghung N. Chiang – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There is concern over international students' low academic achievement at the college level. Due to language challenges and cultural differences, international students' academic achievement is not satisfactory that resulting in a decrease in the retention rate. Note-taking strategies such as the concept-mapping method may enhance international…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Academic Achievement, Foreign Students, Economics Education
Peng, Michael Yao-Ping; Zhang, Zhaohua; Ho, Sophia Shi-Huei – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2019
There are a multitude of factors influencing the learning outcomes of students, with all previous studies basing their conclusions upon predetermined variables according to different theories and exploring the relevance between them. In this study, two important antecedents--the transfer of teachers' knowledge and student orientation--are put…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Student Relationship
Engel, Agatha M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
This article explores the current literature on student characteristics and performance in an accounting course. When planning to teach or design a course, student characteristics play a role as part of the "situational factors" (Fink, 2003). Research has widely shown that college graduation rates are associated with student…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Accounting, Business Administration Education
Analysis of Academic Performance Based on Sociograms: A Case Study with Students from At-Risk Groups
Sanchez, Tarquino; Naranjo, David; Vidal, Jack; Salazar, Diego; Pérez, Cristina; Jaramillo, Marianela – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2021
The present work analyzes the academic performance of students from at-risk groups from the perspective of Social Network Analysis (SNA), studying the academic and interaction information of 45 students belonging to at-risk groups who attended a pilot socio-academic course during one academic term. This information was used to create a sociogram,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Socioeconomic Background, Social Networks
Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
What is the relationship between academic buoyancy and academic adversity? For example, does the experience of academic adversity help build students' academic buoyancy in school--or, does academic buoyancy lead to decreases in subsequent academic adversity? This longitudinal study of 481 high school students (Years 7-12) investigated the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Correlation, Longitudinal Studies
Kuiken, Folkert; Vedder, Ineke – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
Academic language proficiency, particularly academic writing, appears to be significantly related to academic achievement. The aim of the present study is to explore the relationship between written language proficiency and academic achievement, and to investigate the effects of a remedial academic writing programme. Academic writing was assessed…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Academic Achievement, Writing Skills, Skill Development
Kleemola, Katri; Hyytinen, Heidi – Education Sciences, 2019
As Finnish university admissions are reformed, more information is needed on the relationship between performance in prior education and later academic achievement. Transition to university is a critical period, and low performance in prior education is associated with challenges in later study. In the present study, law students' (n = 426)…
Descriptors: Law Students, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
Saltürk, Aylin; Güngör, Cumhur – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2021
Since academic competences are essential for admission to good educational institutions and competitive markets, students face increasing pressures to meet academic expectations. This study aims to examine university students' state test anxieties based on various variables. Findings obtained from 503 university students show that state test…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Family Income, Academic Achievement, Parent Background
Misti Shelton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Uganda Baptist Seminary (UBS) is accredited by the Ugandan National Council for Higher Education and teaches church leaders from Uganda and its surrounding seven countries. The required language of educational instruction is English, although the students come from a multitude of different native languages. This research stems from a need to…
Descriptors: Churches, Multilingualism, Trend Analysis, Christianity