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Do Learning and Study Skills Affect Academic Performance?--An Empirical Investigation
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Griffin, Richard; MacKewn, Angie; Moser, Ernest; VanVuren, Ken W. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Universities and colleges are very interested in understanding the factors that influence their students' academic performance. This paper describes a study that was conducted at a mid-sized public university in the mid-south, USA, to examine this issue. In this study, the 10-scale, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) (Weinstein et…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Study Skills
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School Version: Issues of Factorial Invariance Across Gender and Ethnicity
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Stevens, Tara; Tallent-Runnels, Mary K. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the latent structure of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School (LASSI-HS) through confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance models. A simple modification of the three-factor structure was considered. Using a larger sample, cross-validation was completed and the equality of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Strategies, Study Habits, Ethnicity