ERIC Number: EJ1436793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
EISSN: EISSN-1943-4898
"Enhancing" Exam Wrappers with Research into Learning Is Associated with a Shift in Study Strategies in a First Semester Biology Course
Maya Sobel; Linden Higgins
Journal of College Science Teaching, v53 n5 p411-419 2024
Students' academic performance improves when they use active study methods and discussion of study strategy efficacy can impact students' choice. Faculty often employ mid-semester wrappers to encourage student reflection on their study habits, so we explored whether exposure to research about learning embedded within post-exam wrappers was associated with changes in student study strategies using a pre/post design in a first semester biology course. Early and final wrappers collected information about students' choices and reflections on those choices, and mid-semester wrappers including links to research descriptions at the "Learning Scientists" website. Students reported initially using passive learning methods, such as rereading, for their primary study strategies, and the primary intended change was to increase time spent studying. At the end of the semester, the majority of students reported shifting to active strategies such as forced recall, with a proportional decline in rereading as a primary study strategy.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Habits, Study Skills, Learning Strategies, Reflection, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Metacognition, Epistemology
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Vermont
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