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Zakariya, Yusuf Feyisara; Nilsen, Hans Kristian; Bjørkestøl, Kirsten; Goodchild, Simon – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
Approaches to learning have been identified as crucial factors that influence students' mathematics performance. However, there have been mixed findings on which of the different approaches improve performance in undergraduate mathematics. Thus, this study aimed to unravel the specific effects of prior mathematics knowledge and approaches to…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Learning Processes, Mathematics Achievement, Engineering Education
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Braten, Ivar; Stromso, Helge I. – Metacognition and Learning, 2011
This study explored the dimensionality of multiple-text comprehension strategies in a sample of 216 Norwegian education undergraduates who read seven separate texts on a science topic and immediately afterwards responded to a self-report inventory focusing on strategic multiple-text processing in that specific task context. Two dimensions were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Science Materials, Reading Strategies
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Ronning, Wenche M. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2009
A Norwegian translation of the Approaches to Studying Inventory (ASI-32) was administered to 1477 adult students attending flexible study programs in higher education in Norway (2004-05). The intention was to investigate their approaches to studying, taking into account their educational backgrounds and their present, challenging study conditions.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Self Efficacy, Adult Students, Foreign Countries