The purpose of this study was to determine if there were certain distinguishable characteristics of students who preferred an independent study program when compared to students who preferred a more traditional approach to education. (Author)

Two experiments investigated the acquisition of course material under conditions of repeated testing. In Experiment I, with limited study intervals, acquisition increased over trials of study followed by testing. In addition, adjunct information about the content of the test item pool also increased performance. In Experiment II, with student…

This report describes an approach to self-access work with first-year college students at Hong Kong University, explains the rejection to this approach, and outlines the current development of study guides for students in line with the adoption of an approach that seeks to provide a guided independence for students. The idea behind the study…

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the extent of agreement with the principles of Confucian philosophy on the learning preferences of students enrolled in a research extensive university in the southern region of the United States. This study also compared the extent of agreement with the Confucian philosophy and…

Needs analysis is an issue of major concern for courses of English, both for English as a Second Language (ESL) and as a foreign language (EFL). In my study, I examined two EAP programmes at two universities--in New Zealand and Vietnam--to see if needs analysis receives any attention in these two programmes, and, if so, how needs analysis is…

This article argues for the use of teacher-generated corpora in content-based courses. Using a content course for engineering and architecture students as an example, the article explains how a corpus consisting of texts from textbooks and journal articles helped students learn grammar, vocabulary, and writing. The article explains how the corpus…

This study investigated the effects of offering three instructional options (lecture, lecture-discussion, and independent study) to students in a large psychology lecture class. The purpose of this study was to determine whether students do better when given their preferred method of learning, and whether the different methodology affected…

In order to provide self-improvement through a combination of individualized learning and personal attention, the Survey of Reading/Study Efficiency Systems Laboratory is available to all Loyola University of Los Angeles students. The Student Personnel Services directs the Laboratory, which is composed of a number of centers located in the student…

The concept of self-directed learning has become increasingly important in educational and work organizations as a result of trends that require learners to become more responsible for their own learning to remain highly skilled and knowledgeable in a competitive marketplace. To assess self-directedness in the Korean context, a relatively new…

The relationships between cognitive style, teacher-structured presentation and independent problem solving teaching methods, and factual-content and concept-generalization achievement are investigated. (DG)

Explored the relationship between personality type and self-directedness in learning in 76 adult degree students. Results showed two personality dimensions strongly correlated with self-directed learning: an intuitive approach toward information gathering and a judging orientation toward subsequent action in the outer world. (Author/ABL)

The present study combines a standardized diary approach with time-series analysis methods to investigate the process of self-regulated learning. Based on a process-focused adaptation of Zimmerman's (2000) learning model, an intervention (consisting of four weekly training sessions) to increase self-regulated learning was developed. The diaries…

This qualitative research study investigates the uses of an American college library by ESL students in improving their language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Language learning activities in the library are identified, described, and placed in a framework of self-directed language learning and language learner autonomy.