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University Students' Epistemic Profiles, Conceptions of Learning, and Academic Performance
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Lonka, Kirsti; Ketonen, Elina; Vermunt, Jan D. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
University students' epistemic beliefs may have practical consequences for studying and success in higher education. Such beliefs constitute epistemic theories that may empirically manifest themselves as epistemic profiles. This study examined university students' epistemic profiles and their relations to conceptions of learning, age, gender,…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Epistemology, Beliefs
Doctoral Students' Writing Profiles and Their Relations to Well-Being and Perceptions of the Academic Environment
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Lonka, Kirsti; Ketonen, Elina; Vekkaila, Jenna; Cerrato Lara, Maria; Pyhältö, Kirsi – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
We explored doctoral students' writing profiles using a person-centred approach. We also studied differences between profiles in terms of experienced well-being and perceptions of the learning environment. The participants of our study (n = 664) were PhD students from three faculties at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The "Writing…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Writing Skills, Profiles