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Results of an Exploratory Analysis of PISA 2015 Survey of Student Participation in Outside-School-Time Programs
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Suter, Larry E. – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2019
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) by the OECD measures student study time during formal school periods and during periods of out-of-school-time (OST). The purpose of these items is to account for differences in country to country achievement levels. However, analyses of the impact of additional study time on student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Does Higher Education Promote Independent Learning?
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Gow, Lyn; Kember, David – Higher Education, 1990
The survey of about 1,000 students at a Hong Kong University found a decrease in students' use of a deep approach to study and an increased tendency to adopt a surface approach between their first and final years. Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, surface demands, workload, and teaching style are given as possible explanations. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Independent Study
An Examination of the Interrelationships Between Workload, Study Time, Learning Approaches, and Academic Outcomes.
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Kember, David; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1996
Examined the interrelationships between learning approaches, study motivation, hours of study, perceived workload, English language ability, and grade point average among 174 students in a mechanical engineering course at a Hong Kong university who completed a week-long study diary. Found that the variables were weakly interrelated. Perceived work…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Cognitive Style, College Students, English