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Direct linkEvans, Carol; Richardson, John T. E.; Waring, Michael – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: The construct of ?eld independence (FI) remains one of the most widely cited notions in research on cognitive style and on learning and instruction more generally. However, a great deal of confusion continues to exist around the de?nition of FI, its measurement, and the interpretation of research results, all of which have served to…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Evidence, Research Needs, Literature Reviews
Remedios, Richard; Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: There is evidence that learners may adopt different kinds of achievement goals: mastery approach, mastery avoidance, performance approach, and performance avoidance. In higher education, this evidence has mainly come from young people who have recently gone straight from secondary education to higher education. However, higher…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Student Educational Objectives, Achievement Need
Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: The attainment of White students at UK institutions of higher education tends to be higher than that of students from other ethnic groups, but the causes of this are unclear. Aims: This study compared White students and students from other ethnic groups in their conceptions of learning, their approaches to studying, and their academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Student Attitudes, Distance Education
Edmunds, Robert; Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Students in higher education are known to vary in their conceptions of learning, their approaches to studying, and the personal development and personal change that result. Aims: This study aimed to explore the relationships among these four aspects of students' experience; to examine whether there were variations across academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduation, Measures (Individuals), Study Habits
Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: Interview-based research has shown that students in higher education hold a number of different conceptions of learning and of themselves as learners. There is debate about whether these conceptions constitute a developmental hierarchy. Aims: This study evaluated the Mental Models section of Vermunt and van Rijswijk's (1988) Inventory…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Discriminant Analysis, Student Attitudes
Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Background: Recent research on student learning in higher education has identified clear associations between variations in students' perceptions of their academic environment and variations in their study behaviour. Aims: This research investigated a general theoretical model linking students' demographic characteristics, perceptions and study…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Path Analysis, Distance Education, Study Habits
