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Meyer, J. H. F. – Higher Education, 1991
The concept of study orchestration, a contextualized approach to study skills/habits for individuals and groups of students, is discussed as it relates to college student learning. Individual differences and characteristics are considered, particularly as they are sensitive to study context and concern intervention for students at risk…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, High Risk Students, Higher Education
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Meyer, J. H. F.; Watson, R. M. – Studies in Higher Education, 1991
A study evaluated a four-year undergraduate curriculum in occupational therapy based on the idea that qualitative differences in the way students approach learning, transferred to the group level, can help diagnose structural defects in a curriculum. Results and methodology are discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Meyer, J. H. F. – Higher Education, 1995
A survey of university freshmen investigated structural gender differences in learning behavior, based on recollections and report of science study in the final year of secondary school. It is concluded that the differences that emerged are only partially interpretable as classic deep or strategic structures and that gender-sensitive sources of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Females, High School Seniors
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Meyer, J. H. F.; And Others – Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated study habits of 154 educationally disadvantaged engineering students enrolled in developmental studies programs in 3 South African universities. Aspects examined include entry skills, study patterns throughout the first year, and characteristics of students whose study habits changed over time. Implications for admission and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, College Admission, College Students
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Meyer, J. H. F.; And Others – Higher Education, 1994
Two studies on monitoring and assisting high-risk college students are compared. Individualized intervention was provided in the first study, whereas the second attempted a reduced form of the same intervention in a large-group course. Both emphasized student awareness of appropriate study behavior. Only the first study had positive results.…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs