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Moving beyond the Deep and Surface Dichotomy; Using Q Methodology to Explore Students' Approaches to Studying
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Godor, Brian P. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
Student learning approaches research has been built upon the notions of deep and surface learning. Despite its status as part of the educational research canon, the dichotomy of deep/surface has been critiqued as constraining the debate surrounding student learning. Additionally, issues of content validity have been expressed concerning…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Q Methodology, Academic Achievement, Masters Programs
Students' Perceptions of the Academic Environment and Approaches to Studying in British Postgraduate Business Education
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Sun, Haoda; Richardson, John T. E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
Recent research on student learning in higher education has identified clear associations between variations in students' perceptions of the academic environment and variations in their study behaviour. This study investigated a general theoretical model linking students' demographic characteristics, perceptions and study behaviour with measures…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Business Education, Higher Education
Validation of Approaches to Studying Inventories in a Norwegian Context: In Search of "Quick-and-Easy" and Short Versions of the ASI
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Pettersen, Roar C. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2010
Four validation studies of different versions of the Approaches to Studying Inventory (ASI) were performed by means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Six samples of undergraduate students participated (N = 4,038), drawn from different bachelor programs in selected university college departments. The results gave limited support to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics