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Elliott, Timothy R.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1990
Examined relations among problem-solving appraisal, self-reported study habits, and academic performance for 63 college students enrolled in developmental course for academically unprepared students. Found problem-solving appraisal significantly predictive of study habits and semester grade-point average. Suggests problem-solving appraisal is…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, College Students
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Strage, Amy; Baba, Yoko; Millner, Steven; Scharberg, Maureen; Walker, Ethel; Williamson, Rhea; Yoder, Marian – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
Describes academic profiles of 1,379 college students, diverse in ethnicity, prior college experience, and academic goals. Discusses relationships between demographic characteristics, study habits, beliefs about academic success, and four indices of success: GPA, perseverance, task involvement, and teacher rapport. Discussion focuses on ways to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Beliefs, College Students
Meyers, Richard – 1996
This guide to academic achievement in courses that require problem solving shows the student how to see things as the teacher sees them. The student who sees with the professor's eyes can cut through the useless and irrelevant activities that interfere with real achievement. The approach, which requires that the student do all required work, is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Course Content, Higher Education
Loulou, Diane – 1997
This brochure offers a plan to help college students study for tests. It explains how to prepare for a test and reviews techniques for taking multiple choice, essay, and other types of examinations. Organization, planning, and time management are essential for becoming a successful student. Regular reviews are the key to reducing test anxiety and…
Descriptors: College Students, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Objective Tests
Feller, Myrna; Hussey, Ruth – 1983
This study skills workshop guide, for the college level, is designed to help students assess their study skills and personal behavior goals for becoming academically effective and confident. Seven consecutive, 2-hour, weekly sessions emphasize learning as an active process and concentrate on specific skills: objectives and goals; time management;…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Preparation, College Students, Higher Education
RYAN, T.A. – 1967
PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE--(1) TO TEST EFFECTS OF REINFORCEMENT COUNSELING ON STUDENTS' STUDY BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES TO COLLEGE SUCCESS AND STUDY, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND (2) TO EVALUATE USE OF NONPROFESSIONALS IN A PLANNED RESIDENCE HALL COUNSELING PROGRAM. THE THREE RESPONSE CLASSES CONSTITUTED DEPENDENT VARIABLES FOR THE STUDY (SS' USE OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Behavior Modification, College Housing
Morgan, Alistair; And Others – 1980
This report describes the work of the Study Methods Group, which uses qualitative research methodologies to determine how Open University students approach learning and why they adopt a particular approach. Research considers student orientation to learning, the relationship of learning outcomes to learning approach, and student development as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Course Evaluation
Condon, John Thomas – 1966
In order to provide basic information about the study habits of In order to provide basic information about the study habits of junior college students so that more adequate facilities might be planned and designed, a sampling of 832 selected students at five California community colleges was made by questionnaire. Eighteen variables (such as sex,…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Students, Educational Facilities, Facility Utilization Research
Bates, A. W. – 1973
At the Open University of Great Britain, certain problems are created by the school's heavy reliance on radio and television broadcasts as a mode of instruction. Students have difficulty: 1) integrating the broadcast with the rest of the course; 2) recognizing the purpose of the broadcast; 3) knowing what to do with the results of the broadcast;…
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Role, Counselors, Educational Radio
Bliss, Leonard B.; Sandiford, Janice R. – 2002
The study behaviors of Spanish-speaking students at a large two-year public college in the United States were studied using the Inventario de Comportamiento de Estudio (ECI) (L. Bliss, D. Vinay, and F. Koenigner), the Spanish version of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (C. Weinstein, 1987). Behaviors of these students were compared with…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Van Zile-Tamsen, Carol – 1997
This study sought to generate a grounded theory of the role of metacognitive self-regulation in the completion of daily academic tasks by college students. Thirteen female students in an upper-division education class completed qualitative interviews concerning studying for exams, writing papers, and taking notes. Twelve different metacognitive…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Attitudes, Females, Higher Education
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Rosseel, Eric – Adolescence, 1989
Examined relationship between images of the future and aspirations of nonworking adolescents to test hypothesis that pessimism about the future results in reduced study motivation and conventional work orientations. Results from 171 high school and college students were contrary to expectations. Students had positive attitude toward future, were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Meyer, J. H. F.; And Others – Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated study habits of 154 educationally disadvantaged engineering students enrolled in developmental studies programs in 3 South African universities. Aspects examined include entry skills, study patterns throughout the first year, and characteristics of students whose study habits changed over time. Implications for admission and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, College Admission, College Students
Jones, Craig H.; Slate, John R.; Marini, Irmo – Research in the Schools, 1995
The relationship of students' study skills to their locus of control, social interdependence, academic preparation, age, and study time was studied with 266 college students. Study skills were related to locus of control, age, expected course grade, and study time. The need to address attitudinal and motivational variables in study skills programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Students, Grades (Scholastic)
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Young, Dawn B.; Ley, Kathryn – Learning Assistance Review, 1997
Compares the self-reported study behaviors of developmental students to those of regular admission students. The virtually identical self-reported study skills between the groups may be an artifact of using a Likert study skill measure. Discusses the rationale and evidence from other studies that substantiate the threat to validity posed by using…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
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