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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
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Mirkov, Snežana – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
The paper represents a synthesis of results obtained in empirical studies of variables related to learning process. A number of studies were carried out within the Students Approaches to Learning perspective. According to the 3P model of learning, the complex of learning process comprises three learning approaches--Deep, Surface and Achievement…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Learning Processes, Meta Analysis, Questionnaires
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Malakolunthu, Suseela; Joshua, Alice – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2012
Purpose: In recent times, quality of graduates and their performance has been questioned. Students' performance is an indicator of the kind of approach (deep or surface) that is taken. This study investigates the kind of undergraduates take in their learning processes. Methodology: This quantitative survey used Revised Two-Factor Study Process…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Learning Processes
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Hattie, J.; Watkins, D. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
The Internal Structure of the New Study Processes Questionnaire (Biggs, 1979) was investigated with samples of Australian and Filipino university students. The internal consistency reliabilities, item and subscale factor analysis, were quite favorable for the Australian sample; however, results indicated that the instrument may not be suitable for…
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Factor Structure, Student Motivation
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Watkins, David; Akande, Adebowale – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated the reliability and validity of the Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs) for 352 undergraduates in a Nigerian university. Although it was found that the concepts involved were relevant to this population and scales and subscales had adequate internal consistency, cross-cultural comparison of scores was problematic. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Ekins, Judith M. – 1992
A study investigated the study strategies used by 450 native Cantonese-speaking distance education students in Hong Kong/Macau studying in English, and the correlation between language skill levels and study approaches used. Students were surveyed concerning study motives and strategies, demographic information, langbuage use patterns, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Distance Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Hargett, Melissa Q.; And Others – 1994
Although research over the past 20 years has examined the dynamics of student learning, most initial studies focused on how scholastic aptitude tests and teacher rating scales predicted academic success. This study attempts to determine the relationship between scholastic aptitude and three approaches to learning: (1) presage; (2) process; and (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education