ERIC Number: EJ1221430
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-0826-4805
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Levels of Study Skills among Undergraduate Students in Rwanda: The Case for The National Police College
Mukingambeho, Delphine; Nzahabwanayo, Sylvestre; Nzabarirwa, Wenceslas; Nizeyimana, Gabriel
Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, v50 n2 p221-247 May 2019
The present study contributes to the existing literature on higher education in post-conflict contexts. It seeks to investigate the extent to which the University of Rwanda (UR) undergraduate students at National Police College (NPC) are conversant with major components of study skills mainly time management, note taking, reading, writing, test preparation, and test taking skills. The present study follows a cross-sectional design and was conducted among 398 students. Results show that overall students are moderately conversant with concerned study skills. It is also found that in all programs of study (Professional Police Studies--PPS, Law, and Computer Science with the option of Information Security) students fare better in time management but have difficulties in test preparation skills. The study recommends that educational policy makers and university managers should develop adequate strategies for improving students' skills at all levels. We argue that continued monitoring and reinforcement of students' study skills is critical to the success of higher education in Rwanda.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Study Skills, Test Wiseness, Notetaking, Time Management, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Test Construction, Police Education, Legal Education (Professions), Computer Science Education, Majors (Students)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Rwanda
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