Reviews the literature on the relationships between academic performance in higher education and motivation and study habits. (Editor/PG)

A replication study was conducted with five underachieving fourth graders to determine the effects of teacher-written praise notes and associated parent praise as motivating agents for increased performance of assigned school tasks. When Ss completed 80% or more of their work they were given a praise note to take home to parents who were…

This tongue-in-cheek article is designed to help those people who have no interest in studying, do not like studying, and have no intention of studying. This method is directed to students who live in a dormitory. (Author)

Many recent studies of student learning are grounded in a theoretical framework which is experiential and describes learning from the learner's perspective or "from the inside". A research project on student learning in the Open University has followed a group of 30 students through their first year of university study. Students were…

THIS OUTLINE OF STUDY HINTS SUGGESTS TO STUDENTS TECHNIQUES FOR ACQUIRING BOTH SPEAKING AND READING SKILLS. MASTERY OF A SPOKEN LANGUAGE IS A MATTER OF BUILDING A SET OF AUTOMATIC HABITS--A CUMULATIVE PROCESS BASED ON IMITATION AND CONSTANT PRACTICE. STUDYING OUT LOUD AND DIVIDING THE MATERIAL AND STUDY TIME INTO SMALL UNITS ARE RECOMMENDED…

A RANDOMLY SELECTED SAMPLE OF 163 NINTH AND TENTH GRADE STUDENTS WAS ASKED, IN A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, TO EXPRESS THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. THE RESPONSES TO EACH STATEMENT WERE TALLIED AND PRESENTED AS A NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE. IN GENERAL IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS SPEND SOME OF THEIR INDEPENDENT STUDY TIME IN THE…

APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS FROM FIVE JUNIOR COLLEGES ANSWERED 100 QUESTIONS CONCERNING WHAT THEY FELT TO BE THE "IDEAL" STUDY FACILITY. ALTHOUGH THE STUDY REVEALED NO REAL CONSENSUS, MOST STUDENTS SEEMED TO PREFER A QUIET, PRIVATE, PLAIN, MODERATELY-SIZED AREA FREE OF TOBACCO SMOKE AND WITH ACCESS TO STUDY MATERIALS. THE SAME STUDENTS…

This paper explores the role of vision in reading and studying. "How Vision Occurs" discusses the functions of rods, cones, the cerebral cortex, and the receptor senses. "The Optometrist and the Educator" views the role of the optometrist in relation to student learning. "Eye Anatomy Terms" defines the ciliary muscle, optic disc and nerve, macula…

On the basis of educational experience and educational research, the following two assumptions have been widely accepted: students achieving the best results work differently from those who do less well, and low achieving students may learn something from the way the "good" performers approach the learning task and will thus be able to obtain far…

College students were assigned to various study and review conditions in order to determine the effect of using a preferred or nonpreferred mode of study and of being familiar or unfamiliar with the assigned reading topic. Results of the posttest showed that reading only when one preferred this technique and was familiar with the topic produced…

Results of the validity study indicate a moderate to high degree of correlation between each subscale and course examination scores for female black undergraduates but an absence of such for black male undergraduates. (Author/DEP)

Learning disabled students need help in developing those prerequisite skills that are necessary for achieving order: dividing tasks into parts, establishing routines, managing time, and making decisions. (CL)

Presents the results of an exploratory study of Latin-American university students' preferences for studying and interacting with their professors. Results indicated significant differences between the preferred learning styles of Anglo-Americans and Latin Americans. No differences were noted between graduates and undergraduates. (BL)

Test takers were asked to report which, if any, methods they used to help prepare for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The study began with the 1991-1992 academic testing year and ended with the 1996-1997 academic testing year. More than 100,000 students responded in each of the years, with the exception of a smaller sample in 1996-1997…

This guide is intended to help the student in his or her final year as an undergraduate in the British system of higher education. It is not a general study guide, but is specifically focused on helping the student deal with the challenges of the final year, including planning for employment. Following an introduction, "What's Special about…