Perceptions of academic quality and approaches to studying among technology students in distance education

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 421-433

  Richardson, John T E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approaches to studying; Distance education; Perceptions of quality; Technology students

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; SURVEYS;

APPROACHES TO STUDYING; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; OPEN UNIVERSITIES; PERCEPTIONS OF QUALITIES; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; RESEARCH DESIGNS; SURFACE APPROACH; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84878604908     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790600676307     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Babbie, E. R., 1990. Survey Research Methods, 2nd edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
2. Biggs, J. B., 1987. Student Approaches to Learning and Studying, Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research.
3. Cronbach, L. J., 1951. Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika, 16: 297–334.
4. Edvardsson Stiwne, E., and Stiwne, D., Experiences and reality: engineering students' experiences of their first semesters. In Proceedings of the European Educational Research Association's 2000 European Conference on Educational Research (ECER). pp. 20 Available online at: http://www.eera.ac.uk/web/eng/all/annual/2000/index.html (accessed 20 April 2006)
5. Eley, M. G., 1992. Differential adoption of study approaches within individual students. High. Educ., 23: 231–254.
6. Entwistle, N., and Tait, H., 1990. Approaches to learning, evaluations of teaching and preferences for contrasting academic environments. High. Educ., 19: 169–194.
7. Entwistle, N., Hounsell, D., Macaulay, C., Situnayake, G., and Tait, H., 1989. The Performance of Electrical Engineering Students in Scottish Higher Education: Final Report to the Scottish Education Department, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, Department of Education and TLA Centre.
8. Entwistle, N., Tait, H., and McCune, V., 2000. Patterns of response to an approach to studying inventory across contrasting groups and contexts. Eur. J. Psychol. Educ., 15: 33–48.
9. Gibbs, G., 1992. Improving the Quality of Student Learning, Bristol: Technical and Educational Services.
10. Gow, L., and Kember, D., 1990. Does higher education promote independent learning?. High. Educ., 19: 307–322.
11. Gregory, R., Thorley, L., and Harland, G., 1994. “ Using a standard student experience questionnaire with engineering students: initial results ”. In Improving Student Learning: Theory and Practice, Edited by: Gibbs, G., 529–538. Oxford: Oxford Centre for Staff Development. In
12. Gregory, R., Harland, G., and Thorley, L., 1995. “ Using a student experience questionnaire for improving teaching and learning ”. In In Improving Student Learning through Assessment and Evaluation, Edited by: Gibbs, G., 210–216. Oxford: Oxford Centre for Staff Development.
13. Hambleton, I. R., Foster, W. H., and Richardson, J. T.E., 1998. Improving student learning using the personalised system of instruction. High. Educ., 35: 187–203.
14. Kember, D., Ng, S., Tse, H., and Wong, E. T.T., 1996. An examination of the interrelationships between workload, study time, learning approaches and academic outcomes. Stud. High. Educ., 21: 347–358.
15. Kember, D., Charlesworth, M., Davies, H., McKay, J., and Stott, V., 1997. Evaluating the effectiveness of educational innovations: using the Study Process Questionnaire to show that meaningful learning occurs. Stud. Educ. Eval., 23: 141–157.
16. Kidder, L. H., 1981. Selltiz, Wrightsman and Cook's Research Methods in Social Relations, 4th edition, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
17. Kreber, C., 2003. The relationship between students' course perception and their approaches to studying in undergraduate science courses: a Canadian experience. High. Educ. Res. Dev., 22: 57–70.
18. Laurillard, D., 1979. The processes of student learning. High. Educ., 8: 395–409.
19. Lawless, C. J., and Richardson, J. T.E., 2002. Approaches to studying and perceptions of academic quality in distance education. High. Educ., 44: 257–282.
20. Lizzio, A., Wilson, K., and Simons, R., 2002. University students' perceptions of the learning environment and academic outcomes: implications for theory and practice. Stud. High. Educ., 27: 27–52.
21. Marton, F., 1976. “ What does it take to learn? Some implications of an alternative view of learning ”. In In Strategies for Research and Development in Higher Education, Edited by: Entwistle, N., 32–42. Amsterdam: Swets and Zeitlinger.
22. Nunnally, J. C., 1978. Psychometric Theory, 2nd edition, New York: McGraw-Hill.
23. Pedhazur, E. J., and Schmelkin, L. P., 1991. Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach, Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
24. Ramsden, P., 1979. Student learning and perceptions of the academic environment. High. Educ., 8: 411–427.
25. Ramsden, P., 1991. A performance indicator of teaching quality in higher education: the Course Experience Questionnaire. Stud. High. Educ., 16: 129–150.
26. Ramsden, P., and Entwistle, N. J., 1981. Effects of academic departments on students' approaches to studying. Brit. J. Educ. Psychol., 51: 368–383.
27. Richardson, J. T.E., 1978. A factor analysis of self-reported handedness. Neuropsychologia, 16: 747–748.
28. Richardson, J. T.E., 2005a. Instruments for obtaining student feedback: a review of the literature. Assess. Eval. High. Educ., 30: 387–415.
29. Richardson, J. T.E., 2005b. students' perceptions of academic quality and approaches to studying in distance education. Brit. Educ. Res. J., 31: 7–27.
30. Richardson, J. T.E., and Price, L., 2003. Approaches to studying and perceptions of academic quality in electronically delivered courses. Brit. J. Educ. Technol., 34: 45–56.
31. Robinson, J. P., Shaver, P. R., and Wrightsman, L. S., 1991. “ Criteria for scale selection and evaluation ”. In In Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes, Edited by: Robinson, J. P., Shaver, P. R., and Wrightsman, L. S., 1–16. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
32. Sadlo, G., and Richardson, J. T.E., 2003. Approaches to studying and perceptions of the academic environment in students following problem-based and subject-based curricula. High. Educ. Res. Dev., 22: 253–274.
33. Scheja, M., 2002. “ Contextualising studies in higher education: first-year experiences of studying and learning in engineering ”. Stockholm University. PhD thesis
34. Scouller, K., 1998. The influence of assessment method on students' learning approaches: multiple choice question examination versus assignment essay. High. Educ., 35: 453–472.
35. Vermetten, Y. J., Lodewijks, H. G., and Vermunt, J. D., 1999. Consistency and variability of learning strategies in different university courses. High. Educ., 37: 1–21.
36. Volet, S. E., Renshaw, P. D., and Tietzel, K., 1994. A short-term longitudinal investigation of cross-cultural differences in study approaches using Biggs' SPQ questionnaire. Brit. J. Educ. Psychol., 64: 301–318.
37. Watkins, D., and Hattie, J., 1985. A longitudinal study of the approaches to learning of Australian tertiary students. Hum. Learn., 4: 127–141.
38. Wilson, K. L., Lizzio, A., and Ramsden, P., 1997. The development, validation and application of the Course Experience Questionnaire. Stud. High. Educ., 22: 33–53.