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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
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Price, Linda; Richardson, John T. E.; Robinson, Bernadette; Ding, Xia; Sun, Xiaoling; Han, Cuiling – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2011
It has been claimed that students from "Confucian-heritage" cultures approach studying in higher education differently from Western students. This study investigated the experiences and the approaches to studying of students at a university in China. A total of 356 students completed both the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Study Habits
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Sun, Haoda; Richardson, John T. E. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
Previous studies of "the Chinese learner" have confounded the effects of culture and context or have used heterogeneous samples of students. In this study, 134 British students and 207 students from mainland China following 1-year postgraduate programmes at six British business schools completed the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Response Style (Tests), Factor Structure
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Richardson, John T. E. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2010
It has been well established that there is an intimate relationship between individual students' perceptions of the academic quality of their courses and the approaches to studying that they adopt on those courses. Entwistle and Ramsden predicted that the relationship would be even stronger at the aggregate (cohort) level. The Course Experience…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Occupational Therapy
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Jelfs, Anne; Richardson, John T. E. – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
There is little systematic evidence on the experience of disabled students in higher education. In this study, equal numbers of disabled and nondisabled students taking courses with the UK Open University were surveyed with regard to their approaches to studying and perceptions of the academic quality of their courses. Students with dyslexia or…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Open Universities, Student Attitudes, Distance Education
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Edmunds, Robert; Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Students in higher education are known to vary in their conceptions of learning, their approaches to studying, and the personal development and personal change that result. Aims: This study aimed to explore the relationships among these four aspects of students' experience; to examine whether there were variations across academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduation, Measures (Individuals), Study Habits
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Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Background: Recent research on student learning in higher education has identified clear associations between variations in students' perceptions of their academic environment and variations in their study behaviour. Aims: This research investigated a general theoretical model linking students' demographic characteristics, perceptions and study…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Path Analysis, Distance Education, Study Habits
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Richardson, John T. E. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
Primary objective: To examine perceptions of academic quality and approaches to studying in students taking six technology courses by distance education. Research design: Students taking four courses received an end-of-course questionnaire. The following year, students taking all six courses received a mid-course questionnaire. Method: The Course…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Engineering Education, Technology Education
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Richardson, John T. E. – Educational Psychology Review, 2004
Students' scores on questionnaires concerning their approaches to studying in higher education exhibit reasonable stability over time, moderate convergent validity with their scores on other questionnaires, and reasonable levels of discriminating power and criterion-related validity. Nevertheless, the internal consistency of the constituent scales…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Content Validity, Construct Validity, Student Evaluation