Perception, problem solving, and memory provide the focus of an applied learning techniques/study skills course offered at Marist College (Poughkeepsie, New York). The unit on perception provides a discussion of the dynamics of verbal and nonverbal communication and suggests specific strategies to improve these functions. The student learns when,…

RESEARCH DETERMINED WHETHER STUDENTS WHO USED A TEACHING MACHINE MADE GREATER ACHIEVEMENT GAINS THAN STUDENTS WHO SPENT AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME STUDYING BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS, WHETHER THE TEACHING MACHINE COMPENSATED FOR ABILITY DIFFERENCES IN STUDENTS, AND WHETHER THE TEACHING MACHINE COMPENSATED FOR POOR STUDY HABITS. SUBJECTS CONSISTED OF 103…

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED TO SHOW THAT THE READING PROGRAM SPANS THE TOTAL CURRICULUM--(1) WHAT READING SKILLS ARE REQUIRED FOR READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS, (2) WHO SHOULD TEACH THESE SKILLS, AND (3) WHAT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED. SKILLS SHOULD BE GROUPED ACCORDING TO SKILLS FOR READING A SINGLE STUDY-TYPE SELECTION, SKILLS FOR SECURING…

The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of various practical instruction procedures on academic performance. Six sections of an introductory sociology course were assigned various experimental conditions involving quizzing and incentives. Examinations were administered at intervals during the course and once after course completion.…

Time spent in contact with academic course materials as a function of two testing schedules was measured using college undergraduates in an introductory Educational Psychology course. A multi-manipulation single organism design was employed with all subjects enabling both individual and group analysis. A study room equipped with an adjacent…

The hypothesis of this study was that there is no significant difference between the mean academic performance of freshmen who hold work-study jobs during their first semester and those who do not, where performance is measured in terms of Grade Point Average (GPA). Subjects were two matched groups, the first being 27 students who held work-study…

Emotional problems may be the motivation for many students to seek help at a college reading and study skills center. Many students appear to show actual physical and psychological discomfort when involved in the act of reading and studying. If tension creates a problem, then one would like to determine (1) how the student learned to be tense when…

Secondary school students must gain increasing independence in the reading study skills in order to meet the requirements of current subject demands. Many students do not know how to apply the study skills effectively. Nor do these skills seem to be taught, and the students do not seem to acquire competency by instinct. When providing the students…

Reported is a study to compare the achievement of selected 10th-grade biology students on a traditional schedule with selected 10th-grade biology students on a flexible modular schedule. Both groups studied the blue version of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) materials. Students were paired in the groups on the basis of their scores…

This study was concerned with a description of the Pre-Professional Individually Prescribed Instructional (PIPI) model introduced into the curriculum of the College of Engineering at Oklahoma State University and its relationship with achievement, self-concept, and study orientation among freshmen engineering students enrolled in Freshman English…

Examined the effects of training in self-monitoring and goal setting skills on classroom study behavior and on the academic achievement of fifth and sixth grade children in an individualized mathematics program. (BD)

Academically successful university students, after being taught effective study skills, had significantly higher approval of their teachers and gained insight into their own study habits, but did not differ significantly from a control group in semester grade point average. (MJB)

Surveyed 117 college students regarding factors that affected their success and failure in college. Persistent and active study was the most common reason given for academic success, followed by setting challenging goals. Academic failure was attributed to lack of study, poor time management, and inadequate goal setting. (Author/ABL)

Stating that exam preparation can be an effective way of consolidating basic economic principles, Adnett presents three examples that provide an alternative approach to briefing students on good examination technique. Methods include the supply-side case for easier exams, the case of the disappearing exam, and optimal allocation of exam time. (GEA)