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Understanding How Students Study: The Genealogy and Conceptual Basis of a Widely Used Pedagogical Research Tool, Biggs' Study Process Questionnaire
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Lake, Warren; Boyd, William; Boyd, Wendy – International Education Studies, 2017
The Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) continues to be applied in a wide range of pedagogical situations. However, the question remains as to how well a researcher understands the conceptual basis behind the tool they choose. This essay provides a compact and comprehensive view of the conceptual basis for the development of the original SPQ, and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, College Students, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement
Quantitative Online Student Profiling to Forecast Academic Outcome from Learning Styles Using Dendrogram Decision Models
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Strang, Kenneth D. – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to inform international student study strategies as well as course design and instructional approach. Design/methodology/approach: Multiple research methods are applied, starting with exploratory data analysis, principal component analysis, confirmatory ordinal factor analysis, then recursive regression.…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis
The Relation between Critical Thinking Abilities and Student Study Strategies.
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Hager, Paul; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1994
A study of 54 first-year engineering students at an Australian university investigated their critical thinking skills as related to 3 kinds of study strategy: surface strategy; deep strategy; and achieving strategy. Results indicated a negative correlation between critical thinking ability and the achieving study strategy. Implications for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
Approaches to Study.
Eanet, Marilyn G.; Camperell, Kay – Forum for Reading, 1989
Introduces reading research from Great Britain, Sweden, and Australia. Discusses three conclusions from this literature particularly relevant to college reading specialists. (SR)
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Postsecondary Education
How Students Use Distance Teaching Materials: An Institutional Study.
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Clyde, Anne; And Others – Distance Education, 1983
Using the diary as the data-gathering instrument and a sample of 25 students, answers were sought to questions on ways students use teaching materials provided to them, especially in relation to use of time, range of materials consulted, self-assessment activities undertaken, and sequence in which materials were studied (8 references). (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Study and Stress among First-Year Overseas Students in an Australian University.
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Burns, Robert B. – Higher Education Research and Development, 1991
An Australian study compared stressors among freshman foreign and native students, primarily in business administration. Foreign students had significantly more difficulty adjusting to academic requirements and study needs, particularly study methods, independent study, language skills, participation, and time management, and had higher stress…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Administration Education, College Freshmen, Degree Requirements