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Study Expectations of Different Domiciled Postgraduate-Taught Students in a UK Post-1992-Institution
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Direct linkMorgan, Michelle – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the notable findings of students with different domiciled status. There is a lack of research and understanding of how prior study experiences and the expectations of new students that are due to embark on an MSc by coursework level (also known as postgraduate-taught [PGT]) can impact on their study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Higher Education
Muis, Krista Renee; Kendeou, Panayiota; Franco, Gina M. – Metacognition and Learning, 2011
We explored relations between students' trade; epistemic beliefs, metacognitive monitoring and recall performance in the context of learning physics through metaphor. Eighty-three university undergraduate students completed questionnaires designed to measure their epistemic beliefs and prior knowledge about Newtonian physics. Students were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Protocol Analysis, Figurative Language, Prior Learning
Trigwell, Keith; Ashwin, Paul – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2006
This paper describes a study designed to test whether situated conceptions of learning can be measured using questionnaires, and the relations between these aspects of students' awareness, their awareness of other environmental variables, and their learning outcomes. A situated conception of learning is one that is evoked and adopted by students…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education
Download full textAl-Musawi, Ali S. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2008
This study was conducted to analyse the faculty perceptions of the development workshops conducted at Sultan Qaboos University, the only public university in the Sultanate of Oman. Following a needs assessment, a proposed plan for professional development workshops was developed, with the resultant workshops being delivered in 2001. Findings show…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development
McKenzie, Kirsten; Gow, Kathryn – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
One of the most noticeable changes to the university student profile over the last decade is the increasing number of mature-age students. This study examined the relationship between previous academic performance, psychological characteristics of the student, learning strategies, and the first year academic performance of school leavers and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Structural Equation Models, College Freshmen, Learning Strategies
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1990
In response to state legislation calling for a comprehensive report on the transferability of vocational courses from high school to community colleges and four-year institutions, questionnaires were sent to all of Michigan's 29 community colleges and 15 universities. The survey sent to universities focused on the extent to which a college…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education), College Applicants
