ERIC Number: EJ1257268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 22
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Do Defence Styles and Approaches to Learning 'Fit Together' in Students' Profiles? Differences between Years of Study
Karagiannopoulou, Evangelia; Milienos, Fotios S.; Kamtsios, Spiridon; Rentzios, Christos
Educational Psychology, v40 n5 p570-591 2020
The study aims at investigating students' learning/defence profiles. It also explores students' profiles during different years of study. Participants comprised of 425 undergraduates. They completed the 'Approaches to Study and Skills Inventory' and the 'Defense Style Questionnaire'. The students' academic achievement was measured through grade point average. Cluster analysis revealed three profiles: 'restricted maturity and dissonant-unorganized' students, 'defensive and reproduction oriented' students, and 'mature and learning advanced' students. The profiles correspond to adaptive and maladaptive learning patterns. The study also revealed few (a) differences across the years of study (on strategic approach) and (b) interactions between the three clusters and the years of study (on mature defence style and GPA). The findings are discussed in relation to recent literature. Limitations and future research suggestions are presented.
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Profiles, Measures (Individuals), Study Habits, Grade Point Average, Learning Strategies, Multivariate Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Undergraduate Students, Psychological Patterns, Defense Mechanisms, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Approaches to Studying Inventory
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