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A Correlational Study on Attachment Dimensions, Academic Performance and Self-Regulated Learning of University Students in South Africa
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Thomas, Bianca Lee; Viljoen, Margaretha – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2020
An association between attachment and academic performance appears to be consistently found in children; however, reports on such an association in adolescents are contradictory. This study aimed to determine whether the attachment dimensions of anxiety or avoidance significantly correlate with a student's academic performance at university.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Attachment Behavior
Learning and Study Strategies among First-Year Students at a South African University: A Mixed Methods Study
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Mason, Henry D. – Africa Education Review, 2018
South African higher education is plagued by low academic success rates. Academic development and support units can play an important role in addressing low academic success rates by assisting students in developing appropriate learning and study strategies. Limited information is available on students' learning and study strategy profiles and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Learning Strategies, Study Skills
Fostering Self-Regulated Learning of Grade 10 Learners by Means of Participatory Action Research
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Moseki, Monki M.; Schulze, Salomé – South African Journal of Education, 2019
Self-regulated learning (SRL) skills are crucial to improving learner achievement, to supporting effective lifelong learning, and to developing the capability to overcome learning difficulties arising from a disadvantaged environment. However, only a few South African studies address the development of SRL skills of secondary school learners. By…
Descriptors: Self Management, High School Students, Grade 10, Urban Schools
Evaluation of a Study Skills Intervention Programme: A Mixed Methods Study
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Mason, Henry D. – Africa Education Review, 2019
This article reports on a mixed methods study that evaluated the efficacy of a study counselling intervention programme at a South African university. Quantitative data, collected by means of the Learning and Study Strategy Inventory, indicated that the study skills intervention programme brought about statistically significant improvements in…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Program Evaluation, Student Needs, Higher Education
Application of E-Learning Technologies to Study a School Subject
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Herbst, Nadia; Mashile, Elias Oupa – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
This paper reports on the introduction and use of e-learning technologies to help students study a school subject. The research intervention is located within a relatively resourced school in South Africa with students largely coming from one racial group. The choice of the school enabled the researchers to focus on investigating the effects of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Intervention, Educational Practices
Changes in Students' Strategic Learning.
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van Aardt, A. M.; van Wyck, C. K. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A study at Potchefstroom University (South Africa) over two academic years investigated changes in study skills and strategies during the first year of university study, and their relationship to academic achievement. Gains in scores on the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, administered to 306 introductory chemistry students and 201…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries