Proposes a new and extensive study technique which can serve as a tool for reading and studying. (RB)

The authors explain the use of tokens in improving childrens' motivation, productivity and the quality of their work in the classroom. (AA)

Suggests ways residence halls can complement formal classroom teaching. (IR)

Differentiates among learning to study, teaching study skills, and helping people learn how to learn. Concentrates on learning to learn--a developmental process in which people's conceptions of learning evolve--and describes strategies for helping students learn how to learn to change their approaches to study tasks. (JOW)

Suggests that students wishing to know how to take patterned notes should consider carefully before learning a strategy that has no real evidence to suggest it is any more effective than more conventional styles. (HOD)

Three strategies for controlling concentration during academic tasks were evaluated: (1) self-initiated relaxation; (2) self-coaching; and (3) a combination of the first two types. Results indicated that the third strategy, significantly facilitated some aspects of academic performance. (Author/GK)

Surveyed 542 undergraduates concerning their caffeine consumption. Found that subjects consumed less caffeine than average caffeine-drinking population. Coffee was main beverage used. Subjects reported drinking more caffeine when preparing for examinations. Suggests that caffeine may have some beneficial effects on learning. (Author/NB)

Scores of 132 accounting, secretarial, and data processing students on the Study Habits Inventory revealed numerous study skill strengths and few weaknesses and significant differences between upper and lower quartile students. Inappropriate study behavior on 39% of the items indicates room for some improvement. (SK)

The study activity questionnaire (SAQ) was administered at the beginning and end of the term to 83 college students enrolled in either an introductory research methods course or an introductory statistics course. Findings indicated study activities varied as a function of reference course, time in the course, and context. (DB)

This article reports a study investigating university student online plagiarism. The following questions are investigated: (a) What is the incidence of student online plagiarism? (b) What are student perceptions regarding online plagiarism? (c) Are there any differences in terms of student perceptions of online plagiarism and print plagiarism? (d)…

In this paper we present findings from a study of students' use of mobile phones in a biology course at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Using a qualitative research approach we focus on how mobile phones can complement and add value to the educational challenge of encouraging university students to obtain some topic…

This study seeks to explain prevalent gender differences in academic achievement of 84 third-year students enrolled in a pre-service ELT (English Language Teaching) teacher training department. The study collected both qualitative and quantitative data through semi-structured interviews from a sample of 38 students. A content analysis of the data…

The 11th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2018) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Templeton Landing in Buffalo, New York. This year's EDM conference was highly competitive, with 145 long and short paper submissions. Of these, 23 were accepted as full papers and 37…