An in-depth understanding of student experiences and evaluations of learning analytics dashboards (LADs) is needed to develop supportive learning analytics tools. This study investigates how students (N = 140) evaluated two student-facing LADs as a support for academic path-level self-regulated learning (SRL) through the concrete processes of…

The aim of this research was to study the dynamics of fourth graders' perceived social support for schoolwork and to examine how this support contributes to their study engagement. Social support was hypothesised to be positively associated with higher levels of study engagement. Moreover, social support from teachers and guardians was…

Research on student engagement, study engagement and academic entitlement has followed separate paths. This research examined how the concepts relate to each other among traditional and non-traditional Finnish business students (N = 476). A cluster analysis indicated that students form two clusters. Part-time students, students over the age of 25,…

The aim of this study was to investigate university students' experiences of open-book, open-web online examinations compared to traditional class examinations concerning preparing, responding, and learning. The data (N?=?110) were collected by an online survey from the university students who took an online examination. The students used…

Examines the effects that shift work (working between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. either partly or wholly) has on the amount of leisure time adults have available, their use of this time, and their participation in leisure time studying or adult education activities. (EM)

Interviews with 204 Finnish college students provide evidence that the student years are no longer a classically academic life stage. Today's students in Finland divide life between study and part-time employment. The student culture has lost its independence and vitality, and students' life-worlds have become fragmented. (SLD)