Learning approaches, study time and academic performance.

Autor/inn/en	Kember, David; Jamieson, Qun Wang; Pomfret, Mike; Wong, Eric T. T.
Titel	Learning approaches, study time and academic performance.
Quelle	In: Higher education, (1995) 3, S.329-343Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/BF01384497
Schlagwörter	Academic Performance; Promising Method; Learn Approach; Study Time; Mechanical Engineering
Abstract	Abstract This study investigated the relationship between learning approach, time spent studying and grades awarded. A class of mechanical engineering students (N=34; male) were asked to keep an hour-by-hour study diary for one week. The Biggs' Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) provided measures of these students' approach to study tasks. Use of a surface approach to learning was found to be positively correlated with both high attendance in class and greater hours of independent study time. The former is explained by the surface learner's need for the lecturer to define the course; the latter by the inefficiency of a surface approach. Poor grades in spite of long study hours mirror an inefficient surface approach. This finding suggests the need for individual study counselling. Case studies show that the use of a deep approach does not result in good grades unless accompanied by sufficient work. The diary method in conjunction with the SPQ appears to be a promising method for researching workload, study times and other related variables.
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Update	2023/2/05