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Assessing Study Skills in College Students: A Review of Three Measures
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Villarreal, Victor; Martinez, Anna – Journal of College Student Development, 2018
Interventions focused on bolstering college student study skills--that is, techniques and strategies necessary to prepare for and complete schoolwork and tests (Proctor, Prevatt, Adams, Reaser, & Petscher, 2006; Richardson, Robnolt, & Rhodes, 2010)--have been implemented in a variety of ways, including as part of summer bridge programs,…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Notetaking
Summary of Data: Student Testing and Observations (Chico, California). Understanding the Needs of Student Users of Digital Smithsonian Resources (Vol. 6 of 7)
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Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (Smithsonian Learning Lab), 2017
Launched in June 2016, the Smithsonian Learning Lab (SLL) provides access to the digital resources from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, 9 major research centers, and the National Zoo, to be used as real-world learning experiences. It is designed to aid students in building lasting knowledge and critical skills that take learners from simply…
Descriptors: Learning Laboratories, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Students
The Summer Premedical Program for Matriculating Medical Students: A Student-Led Initiative
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Awad, Ayman M.; AlAmodi, Abdulhadi A.; Shareef, Mohammad A.; Alsheikh, Ammar J.; Mahmod, Asim I.; Daghistany, Asem O.; Hijazi, Mohammed M.; Abu-Zaid, Ahmed; Alsadoon, Mohamed; Shabllout, Mohamed; Rasool, Abduljabar; Yaqinuddin, Ahmed – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
The freshman academic year is one of the most difficult years that a medical student experiences in his/her academic life at a medical school. Freshmen are frequently faced with several challenges, such as adaptation to a new academic environment and its associated different methods of teaching, learning, skills, and assessment. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Premedical Students, Summer Programs
The Effects of Note-Taking on Listening Comprehension in the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
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Hale, Gordon A.; Courtney, Rosalea – Language Testing, 1994
Examined the effects of taking notes during a listening comprehension test containing short monologues. A multiple-choice questionnaire surveyed student reaction to the opportunity. Allowing students to take notes had little effect on their performance, and urging them to do so significantly impaired it. (16 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Tests
The Academically "At Risk" Student: A Pilot Intervention Programme and Its Observed Effects on Learning Outcome.
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Parsons, Phillip G.; Meyer, Jan H. F. – Higher Education, 1990
An African program for high-risk college students focusing on aspects of the learning context, including the student-teacher relationship, perceptions of textbooks and notes, and the nature and role of tests, resulted in improvements in student attitudes, quality of learning, and academic performance. Implications for college teaching are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, College Instruction, Dropout Prevention
Academic Listening: Research Perspectives.
Flowerdew, John, Ed. – 1994
A collection of essays address a variety of issues in listening in the academic context, particularly in a foreign or second language. Articles include: "Research of Relevance to Second Language Lecture Comprehension--An Overview" (John Flowerdew); "Expectation-Driven Understanding in Information Systems Lecture Comprehension" (Steve Tauroza,…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Science