Recognizing that success in general chemistry is dependent on the development of disciplined study habits, the author motivates his students to develop these skills through prelecture assignments that introduce them to various studying strategies. The format and use of the prelecture assignments are described. (JN)

Research was conducted to determine accounting professors' perceptions of the abilities of their accounting majors, particularly the communications and quantitative skills of these majors, as well as their motivation and study habits. Findings and implications are presented, and recommendations and conclusions are discussed. (CT)

Offers three explanations for why students lack the strategies for independent learning and follows that with five practical recommendations for improving study strategies. (HOD)

A critical review is made of three main ways to assess the internal efficiency of university studies in Sweden. (Editor)

In two experiments, 216 college students learned a mathematical procedure and returned for a test either one or four weeks later. In Experiment 1, performance on the four-week test was virtually doubled when students distributed 10 practice problems across two sessions instead of massing the same 10 problems in one session. This finding suggests…

Among many studies focusing on the effect of learner and instructional variables on learning outcomes, few studies have investigated the learners' study habits and the mediating mechanisms among the learner and instruction variables in their influence on learning satisfaction and outcomes. This study examined differences in learning satisfaction…

A study investigated what reading and study strategies students with identified reading-related learning disabilities employ at the post-secondary setting and how the use of strategies differ for students who succeed in particular courses versus those who do not do as well. Nine students with reading-related learning disabilities participated in…

Noting that many students do just enough schoolwork to get by and fail to see the connection between learning in school and success in adult life, this brochure encourages parents to explain the benefits of studying hard to their children. The brochure contains facts parents can use to explain the benefits to their children and suggests things…

This study investigates the behavior of university students in Singapore regarding (1) the extent and manner in which they study together outside of class and (2) their perceptions of the quality and value of out-of-class academic collaboration (OCAC). Undergraduates (n=457) from four different campuses of the National University of Singapore…

The union and disjunction models for combining individual test marks to yield final grade distributions are outlined and examined empirically in two educational psychology classes. (Authors/CB)

Five scales of 25 items each were developed to represent five psychological constructs isolated by factor analysis from survey responses. (Author/ES)