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Students' Experiences of the Factors Affecting Their Study Progress: Differences in Study Profiles
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Hailikari, Telle; Tuononen, Tarja; Parpala, Anna – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Many factors influence students' progress in higher education. However, the students' own voices are seldom heard. Using a qualitative approach, the study explored students' own experiences of the factors that have influenced their studying. Research has indicated that students' experiences are often related to their approaches to learning.…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Questionnaires, Mixed Methods Research, Qualitative Research
The Complex Relationship between Emotions, Approaches to Learning, Study Success and Study Progress during the Transition to University
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Postareff, Liisa; Mattsson, Markus; Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari; Hailikari, Telle – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
The demands and pressures during the first study year at university are likely to arouse a variety of emotions among students. Nevertheless, there are very few studies on the role of emotions in successful studying during the transition phase. The present study adopts a person-oriented and mixed-method approach to explore, first, the emotions…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Transitional Programs, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research
Feel the Progress: Second-Year Students' Reflections on Their First-Year Experience
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Hailikari, Telle; Kordts-Freudinger, Robert; Postareff, Liisa – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
The aim of the present study was to explore first-year students' academic emotions and how they relate to their study progress. A mixed-method approach was used. The data consisted of deep interviews with 43 students. The number of their study credits was used as an indicator of their study progress. The results revealed that students expressed a…
Descriptors: Reflection, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Emotional Experience