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National College Learning Center Association 2014 Survey Report
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Toms, Marcia – Learning Assistance Review, 2016
The material in this article is a compilation of the results of an National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) study conducted by Dr. Marcia Toms under the auspices of NC State University which came from 211 unique institutions during the Spring of 2014. Invitations to complete the survey were sent to all past and present NCLCA members as…
Descriptors: Surveys, Questionnaires, Benchmarking, Geographic Regions
California Colleges and Universities Learning Assistance/Tutorial Statistical Data Report, Fiscal Year 1997-98.
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Norman, Carolyn F. – 2001
The tables in this publication summarize learning assistance/tutorial (LAT) programs and services, LAT personnel information, and resources and expenditures for LAT programs in California colleges and universities as of 1997-98. Highlights include: (1) 78 colleges and universities in California indicated that in the year ending June 30, 1998, they…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Learning
University Students' Situational Reaction Tendencies: Reflections on General Study Orientations, Learning Strategies, and Study Success
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Makinen, Jarkko; Olkinuora, Erkki – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2004
The purpose of the study was to bridge the gap between situational and more general measures in investigating university students' studying. More precisely, the aim was to establish a connection between students' situational reaction tendencies and their general study orientations. Furthermore, situational reaction tendencies were related to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Students, Academic Achievement
Raising Students' Awareness of Their Approaches to Study
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Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2004
Studying law in Finland requires a great deal of independent studying for extensive examinations. To succeed, students have to have good self-regulation and study skills and be aware of their conceptions of learning and knowledge as well as of their approaches to study. Experiences from study counselling at the Faculty of Law, University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Skills, Law Students, Student Attitudes
Thinking while Studying: A Process Tracing Study of Distance Learners.
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Marland, Perc; And Others – Distance Education, 1992
Reports on a project that traced the moment-by-moment thought processes of 17 tertiary students enrolled in undergraduate distance education programs as they interacted with textual materials in private study settings. Data are presented on selected mediating processes, including evaluation, linking, strategy planning, generating, metacognition,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Distance Education, Higher Education
Text Processing: Effects of Summarization Frequency on Performance.
Spurlin, Joni E.; And Others – 1980
The effectiveness of different frequencies of summarization during studying and processing prose passages was compared. The 48 college students in the study were equally divided into a control group (normal study techniques), a frequent summarization group that created four noncumulative summaries at equally spaced intervals throughout the passage…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading