Following up on the general framework of the research study of Yip (2007), this article sets out a similar research question, investigating the differences between high and low academic achieving Hong Kong university students based on their different learning and study strategies. In this study, we recruited 100 university students who pursued…

In the fall of 1966 about 30 upper achievement level students were given permission to plan for themselves how they would schedule each days academic activities according to what these needs might be for that particular day. In subsequent years, this Self-Imposed Scheduling (SIS) Program was expanded to 1,000 students. S.I.S. offers to the student…

A variety of uses of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests has emerged, including rewarding high school seniors for competence in English and excellence in other subjects, college and university community outreach and public relations, encouraging college aspirations, student recruitment, and integration with freshman orientation. (MSE)