To What Extent Do Study Habits Relate to Performance?
CBE Life Sci Educ
; 20(1): ar6, 2021 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33444109
ABSTRACT
Students' study sessions outside class are important learning opportunities in college courses. However, we often depend on students to study effectively without explicit instruction. In this study, we described students' self-reported study habits and related those habits to their performance on exams. Notably, in these analyses, we controlled for potential confounds, such as academic preparation, self-reported class absences, and self-reported total study time. First, we found that, on average, students used approximately four active strategies to study and that they spent about half of their study time using active strategies. In addition, both the number of active strategies and the proportion of their study time using active strategies positively predicted exam performance. Second, on average, students started studying 6 days before an exam, but how early a student started studying was not related to performance on in-term (immediate) or cumulative (delayed) exams. Third, on average, students reported being distracted about 20% of their study time, and distraction while studying negatively predicted exam performance. These results add nuance to lab findings and help instructors prioritize study habits to target for change.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students
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Educational Measurement
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
CBE Life Sci Educ
Journal subject:
CIENCIA
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EDUCACAO
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article