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Richardson, John TE; Barnes, Lynne; Fleming, Joan – Deafness and Education International, 2004
Deaf students at two institutions of higher education and hearing students taking the same degree programmes completed the Course Experience Questionnaire and a short version of the Approaches to Studying Inventory. The deaf students were just as likely as the hearing students to adopt a meaning orientation to their studies but were more likely to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Sign Language, Deafness
Johnson, Genevieve Marie; Johnson, Julia Ann – Online Submission, 2006
Forty-eight college students participated in an ABAB analysis; the A condition was online study groups and the B condition was individual online quizzes. The effect of A and B on student satisfaction and achievement was determined. The Index of Learning Styles categorized students on four dimensions of learning style (active-reflective,…
Descriptors: Tests, Online Courses, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Johnson, Genevieve Marie – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2006
One hundred sixty students in an educational psychology course used WebCT Discussions to satisfy one of two study group conditions, reciprocal peer questioning or mnemonic devices. Students made postings according to their assigned study strategy in order to facilitate the learning of their group. At the end of the academic term, student…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Rating Scales, Mnemonics, Educational Psychology
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Herrmann, Thom – 1982
The use of student proctors or tutors for a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) has been considered essential; however, the cost of tutorial training programs may be prohibitive. In an attempt to develop an equivalent but less expensive alternative, students (N=219) participated in an evaluation of the use of a VAX computer system as a…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
Bliss, Leonard B.; Mueller, Richard J. – 1986
The psychometric properties of an instrument designed to assess study behaviors of college and university students were examined. A convenience sample of 1052 undergraduates at a group of midwestern colleges and universities and at a four-year college in a United States Caribbean territory responded to the Study Behavior Inventory (SBI), Form D. A…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Educational Development, Factor Analysis
O'Hagan, Mimi – 1981
Prepared as part of a series to help college students improve their use of study time and learning materials, this booklet presents a seven-step method for improving reading skills. Each section of the booklet discusses a separate step in the method--(1) evaluating reading habits, (2) providing the right atmosphere for reading, (3) using the eyes…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Brechner, Irv – 1979
Survival strategies for college students are provided. Chapter One discusses student attitudes toward college including such areas as the importance of college, the need to attend classes, planning, and best use of homework. In Chapter Two planning four years at college is explored. Choice of courses and professors, effective use of time, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Testing, Efficiency
Vasta, Ross; Sarmiento, Robert F. – 1976
Two grading distributions--a liberal and a more stringent curve--were compared between two sections of an undergraduate psychology course. The two classes were team taught and treated as similarly as possible. Four unit exams and an optional final were administered, with one section consistently receiving a more lenient grade distribution. No…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Ramsden, Paul – Higher Education, 1983
A comparison of university and polytechnic students' attitudes toward educational and instructional quality found that university students are less likely than polytechnic students to use serious approaches to study. The university students experienced poorer teaching, and the polytechnic students saw their courses as a means to gain employment.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes
House, J. Daniel – 1998
This study investigated the contributions of entering characteristics and college experiences on student satisfaction and degree completion using the input-environment-outcome assessment model developed by A. W. Astin (1995). A total of 594 college students who had started college about 5 years previously completed a survey about their college…
Descriptors: College Students, Commuting Students, Educational Attainment, Grade Point Average
Baker, J.; Hung, Y. Y. – Online Submission, 2004
Recently, there has been a large amount of research in the area of self-access language learning (SALL) showing that students around the world react favorably to SALL (Gardner and Miller, 1997; McDonough and Shaw, 1993; Richtcrich and Chanceril, 1980; Sheerin 1989; 1991). There have even been a few reports showing positive results with students in…
Descriptors: College Students, Second Language Learning, Independent Study, Positive Attitudes
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Watkins, David – Australian Journal of Education, 1982
An investigation of study habits of 540 Australian college sophomores casts doubt on the validity of one model and suggests some adjustments in it. The relationship of study habits to subject area, age, and sex, and the model's usefulness in predicting academic achievement are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Bernard, Hinsdale; Schuttenberg, Ernest M. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1995
A higher education version of the Diligence Inventory for Secondary Students was developed to address student effort in regard to his/her educational development. Undergraduate and graduate students completed the survey. The new version underwent some structural modifications in the scales, but both versions possessed excellent reliability and…
Descriptors: College Students, Graduate Students, High School Students, High Schools
Monaghan, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
The University of Oregon's Center for Electronic Studying investigates ways to use computers to assist college students with physical and learning disabilities for whom studying is especially difficult. Such efforts are increasingly needed because of the trend toward mainstreaming students with varied disabilities. Meeting the cost of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Giovanni, Nikki – Academe, 1994
A noted poet and professor offers advice to African American students on making the adjustment to a predominantly white college or university. Issues addressed include attendance patterns and study habits, relationships with faculty, cultivating friends and self-esteem, participation in campus life, and dealing with racism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, College Environment, College Students
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