"Students with Academic Difficulties: Benefits of a Study Skills Group Compared to an Emotional Skills Group"

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-116
Author(s):  
Chiara Meneghetti ◽  
Nicole Casali ◽  
Mara Fabris ◽  
Debora Palamà ◽  
Roberta Rizzato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Academic Difficulties ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Skills Group

"Students can encounter difficulties in their academic careers, regarding their studying skills, for instance, or experiencing negative emotions. Both are amenable to training and related to one another. This study aimed to examine the efficacy of two interventions focusing on studying skills or emotional skills. Two groups of students with academic difficulties participated: 30 worked on study-related aspects (Study skills group); and the other 30 attended lessons on emotions in everyday life (Emotional skills group). They were tested before and after the training on measures of their motivation to learn, self–regulated learning strategies, and emotions (positive and negative emotions). The results showed that both groups benefited from the training. The Study skills group improved specifically in incremental theory of intelligence (d=0.94, p<0.001), self–regulated learning strategies (organization: d=0.74, p<0.001; elaboration: d=0.58, p<0.001; preparing for exams: d=0.78, p<0.001, specific effects), and more positive emotions about their academic performance (d=0.64, p<0.001, transfer effect). The Emotional skills group showed smaller effects on study-related aspects (0.10≤d≤0.49), with a large effect on negative emotions about the self (d=– .87). These results offer insight on how to approach students’ academic difficulties."

scholarly journals Improving Study Skills by Combining a Study Skill Module and Repeated Reflection Seminars

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Hedin ◽  
Viggo Kann
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Learning Study ◽  
Learning To Learn ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Skills Learning

If students have a broad spectrum of study skills, learning will likely be positively affected, since they can adapt the way they learn in different situations. Such study skills can be learned in, for example, learning-to-learn courses. Several studies of such courses have been done over the years, but few of these have been carried out in longitudinal naturalistic settings, where the effect has been evaluated over several years in nonexperimental settings. In this paper, we present a novel approach for learning study skills, as a part of a course running over three years. The course starts with a learning-to-learn module, followed by 11 follow-ups that include, among other things, peer discussions about learning strategies with the aim of promoting self-regulated learning. This evaluation shows which study skills the students were most interested in trying, how successful they were in continuing to use the study skills, and which effects the students believed the study skills had after trying them. No significant change was found in how satisfied the students were with their overall study technique immediately after the initial module, but in the long term, 78% of the students believed the course had promoted their ability to analyze and adapt their study habits. We conclude that our approach could be a useful way to get the students to improve their repertoire and use of study skills, and we believe that the students also will improve general self-regulated learning skills.

Estratégias de aprendizagem autorregulada e formação inicial de professores de Geografia: uma revisão sistemática de literatura1 | Self-regulated learning strategies and initial education of Geography teachers: A systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Liz Cristiane Dias ◽  
Evely Boruchovitch
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
America Latina

Este artigo objetiva averiguar, com base em uma revisão sistemática de literatura, o investimento em estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem autorregulada em cursos de Licenciatura em Geografia. Os dados foram coletados nas bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Online, Red de Revistas Cientificas de America Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal e na Plataforma Sucupira da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior em periódicos da Geografia com classificação Qualis A1, A2 e B1 dos últimos cinco anos. A busca pelos trabalhos teve como resultado o total de 154 artigos. Destes, apenas 25 tratavam especificamente da formação inicial de professores e, dentre estes, apenas 8 atendiam às demandas da pesquisa. Os resultados revelaram a necessidade de mais investimento em programas de intervenção em estratégias de aprendizagem e a necessidade de pesquisas futuras que disseminem na Geografia a temática da autorregulação.

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