In an effort to predict the academic performance of their students, the counseling staff at Montgomery College (Maryland) administered the Brown and Holtzman Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) to 210 freshmen students. The findings of the SSHA indicate that the majority of entering freshmen at Montgomery College do not know efficient…

Upon completion of a study skills course 73 students responded to a 33 item questionnaire derived from the Study Skills Test in terms of the frequency of study problems experienced in specific courses where the style of the instructor most interfered with learning, or helped in learning the course content. (Author)

Results of a survey of 200 high school freshmen and sophomores (given the survey of Study Habits and Attitudes and the Mooney Problem Check List) reinforce the contention that high concern in a personal area frequently interferes with productive study habits and attitudes. (JC)

The University of Birmingham is equipped with four language laboratories and thirteen private study booths. Use of the laboratories, but not the study booths, declines after the first term of each session. A survey was done gathering data about the users of the private study booths. (RM)

Author describes a class discussion and class activities in which students considered the rituals people develop to help themselves concentrate and do serious work. (RW)

The study investigated the classroom standards and expectations of 220 regular educators and 24 special high school educators. Both groups of educators gave highest priority to behaviors reflecting good academic performance, study habits, and classroom deportment, while deemphasizing students' interpersonal skills and problems. (Author/DB)

Factor analysis of six relevant measures indicated that three factors define student learning styles: (a) learning skills, (b) personal reactions to life experiences, and (c) academic work skills. (Author)

A study of the effects of variation in student preparation and leadership (emergent vs. assigned) in discussion groups found that both factors influenced verbal inactivity. The leadership effects were explained in terms of interaction-expectation theory and behavior modelling. (MSE)

Reviews some of the existing data on the effects of homework on learning. (HOD)

This paper reports the development of a theory surrounding the use of coping strategies in students with different approaches to study. It represents the development of an earlier study in which 20 interviews were conducted of women distance learners who had previously responded to a survey concerning their experiences of distance learning. The…

Tested predictions derived from Eysenck's theory of personality in two samples by relating extraversion scores to library study locations, frequency of study breaks, and self-report of factors which influence study location. Found predicted main effects for study location with extraverts occupying locations that provided greater external…

Presents a scheme for comparing the text-learning outcomes derivable from study of either text or a summary of the text and considers some practical study strategies students might adopt when summaries are available and when they are not. The value of summaries in instructional situations is discussed. (MBR)

Results of an Australian study of the Biggs Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) are presented. The purposes of the research were to: (1) re-examine the SPQ's internal consistency; (2) explore dimensionality of the SPQ scales; and (3) investigate validity of Bigg's model of the study process complex through factor analysis. (Author/GK)

This selective review of research from 1908 to 1977 highlights findings on the importance to students of learning good study skills. (SJL)