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Direct linkLarkin, Derek; Harrison, Ian – Psychology Teaching Review, 2011
Forty-seven psychology undergraduates volunteered to complete diaries outlining their daily academic and non-academic routine, covering semester one of their first year at a post-1992 university. The aim of the research was to investigate whether diaries were an appropriate method for exploring student engagement; also we wanted to measure whether…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Research, College Choice, Student Employment
Larkin, Derek; Hartley, James – Psychology Teaching Review, 2008
In this study we report the findings that we obtained when we repeated a study conducted approximately 10 years ago. In the initial study we found that mature students did as well as traditional-entry ones in first-year essays and examinations. However, they did less well initially when writing laboratory reports. In this replication study these…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Maturity (Individuals), Laboratories, Program Effectiveness
