WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM STUDYING 38 000 LEARNING AND STUDY STRATEGY PROFILES: EXPLORING LEARNING AND STUDY STRATEGIES AMONG SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Author(s):  
Henry Mason
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Agar ◽  
Nadine Knopfmacher

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 4717-4721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz M. Iqbal ◽  
Shahida Sohail ◽  
Shumaila Shahzad

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 947-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitham M. Alkhateeb ◽  
Ramzi Nasser

413 (119 men, 294 women) undergraduate university students in Qatar completed an Arabic version of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) measuring Anxiety, Attitude, Concentration, Information Processing, Motivation, Self-testing, Selecting Main Ideas, Study Aids, Time Management, and Test Strategies. The students' learning and study strategies scores were similar to those reported in the literature. Factor analysis indicated the same general factors as in the original study. Internal consistency estimates ranged from .62 to .88. Nine of the 10 scales (i.e., all with the exception of the Study Aids) significantly correlated with students' GPAs. Scores obtained from these scales provide valid assessments of Qatar University students' use of learning and study strategies related to skill, will, and self-regulation components of strategic learning and also academic achievement. There also were statistically significant differences between higher and lower achieving students in their learning and study strategies. This study also explored the use of the LASSI as a predictive measure of academic achievement. Anxiety and test strategies were significant predictors of academic achievement as measured by students' GPA.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (63) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Evely Boruchovitch ◽  
Natália Moraes Góes ◽  
Taylor W. Acee ◽  
Carolina Moreira Felicori

This investigation is part of a larger ongoing research carried out in interinstitutional exchange with several universities in Brazil, one in the United States, and one in Portugal. Its main objectives are to identify the study and learning strategies of Brazilian university students from a public educational institution in the state of São Paulo and to analyze them in relation to students’ sociodemographic and academic life variables. The study included 163 university students enrolled in teacher education programs. Data were collected with the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI – 3rd edition) – translated and adapted for use in Brazil – and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were employed for data analysis. Students responded to the survey on the Platform Autorregular developed for the research. Overall, students reported using a range of learning and study strategies, with LASSI scale means near the mid-point of the five-point response scale. Significant relationships were found between LASSI scales and sociodemographic and academic life variables. We hope that data gathered in the present study can contribute to increase knowledge about factors that promote self-regulated learning and empower students towards college success in Brazil.


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