Students' Persistence and Academic Success in a First-Year Professional Bachelor Program: The Influence of Students' Learning Strategies and Academic Motivation

The present study explores whether students' learning strategies and academic motivation predict persistence and academic success in the first year of higher education. Freshmen students in a professional bachelor program in teacher education were questioned on their learning strategy use and m...

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Main Authors: Gert Vanthournout, David Gijbels, Liesje Coertjens, Vincent Donche, Peter Van Petegem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Education Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/152747