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Di Vesta, Francis J.; Moreno, Virginia – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1993
A theoretical base is proposed for the current empirical literature on study skills. The proposed compensation model emphasizes the function of study activities as a subclass of cognitive skills aimed at cognitive control that compensates for limitations of the information processing system. A factor analysis confirms five basic structures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Compensation (Concept), Coping