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Peer reviewedSlotte, Virpi; Lonka, Kirsti; Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari – Instructional Science, 2001
Describes two studies at the University of Helsinki (Finland) that explored the existence of gender differences in spontaneous study strategies use while learning from texts. Discusses results that showed no differences in text comprehension, and concludes that different study strategies more than gender issues differentiated the learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education
Direct linkLonka, Kirsti; Olkinuora, Erkki; Makinen, Jarkko – Educational Psychology Review, 2004
The development of two dominant research traditions is described: students' approaches to learning (SAL) and information processing (IP). The development of the third tradition, self-regulated learning (SRL) is added. SAL is based on European research, whereas IP and SRL are more typical background ideas for North-American research. The most…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Processing, Educational Research, Research Methodology
