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Transitioning from in Person to Online Learning during a Pandemic: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Time Management Training
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Tabvuma, Vurain; Carter-Rogers, Katelynn; Brophy, Tom; Smith, Steven M.; Sutherland, Sheila – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
We argue that time management training can help develop students' self-control, which helps students spend less time on leisure activities and more time on activities that are associated with student success. The imposition of measures meant to reduce or stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus provided an opportunity where the impact of time…
Descriptors: Time Management, Training, Self Control, Study Habits
The Importance of Perceived University-Life Balance, Hours per Week Engaged in Academic Activities, and Academic Resourcefulness
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Kennett, Deborah J.; Reed, Maureen J.; VandenBerg, Tasmine R. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2019
The University Life Experience Inventory was created to determine how students utilize their time between academic (class and preparatory) and nonacademic (work, social, leisure, and health) activities. In addition to completing the university life experience inventory, 239 undergraduate students completed inventories assessing academic…
Descriptors: Time Management, Leisure Time, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Postsecondary Students with Specific Learning Disabilities and with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Should Not Be Considered as a Unified Group for Research or Practice
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Budd, Jillian; Fichten, Catherine S.; Jorgensen, Mary; Havel, Alice; Flanagan, Tara – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Objective: To examine similarities and differences among college/university students with ADHD, LD, and comorbid ADHD and LD on variables related to academic performance. Method: Students who self-reported ADHD (n = 42), LD (n = 72), or comorbid ADHD and LD (n = 42), completed an online questionnaire which evaluated grades, parental education,…
Descriptors: College Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Comorbidity
Learning Strategies and Study Approaches of Postsecondary Students with Dyslexia
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Kirby, John R.; Silvestri, Robert; Allingham, Beth H.; Parrila, Rauno; La Fave, Chantal B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
The present study describes the self-reported learning strategies and study approaches of college and university students with and without dyslexia and examines the relationship of those characteristics with reading ability. Students with (n = 36) and without (n = 66) dyslexia completed tests measuring reading rate, reading comprehension, reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Wiseness, Dyslexia, Time Management
Time Diary and Questionnaire Assessment of Factors Associated with Academic and Personal Success among University Undergraduates
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George, Darren; Dixon, Sinikka; Stansal, Emory; Gelb, Shannon Lund; Pheri, Tabitha – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective and Participants: A sample of 231 students attending a private liberal arts university in central Alberta, Canada, completed a 5-day time diary and a 71-item questionnaire assessing the influence of personal, cognitive, and attitudinal factors on success. Methods: The authors used 3 success measures: cumulative grade point average (GPA),…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Questionnaires, Academic Achievement, Dietetics
What We Know about Block Scheduling and Its Effects on Math Instruction, Part II.
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Kramer, Steven L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
A study of British Columbia high schools found that block scheduling can endanger mathematics achievement. Reduced math scores were attributed to irregular planning time, little opportunity to modify curriculum; and the provincial examination system. Longer time blocks cannot succeed without adequate planning time, curricular restructuring, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Foreign Countries, High Schools