Can They Succeed? Exploring At-Risk Students' Study Habits in College General Chemistry

Autor/inn/en	Ye, Li; Shuniak, Constantine; Oueini, Razanne; Robert, Jenay; Lewis, Scott
Titel	Can They Succeed? Exploring At-Risk Students' Study Habits in College General Chemistry
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 17 (2016) 4, S.878-892 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1108
DOI	10.1039/c6rp00101g
Schlagwörter	At Risk Students; Chemistry; Science Achievement; Science Instruction; Multiple Regression Analysis; Science Tests; Scores; Academic Persistence; Mathematics Tests; Identification; Student Attitudes; Interviews; Study Habits; Metacognition; Case Studies; Undergraduate Students; College Entrance Examinations; Multivariate Analysis; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Schülerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Aufnahmeprüfung; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	A well-established literature base identifies a portion of students enrolled in post-secondary General Chemistry as at-risk of failing the course based on incoming metrics. Learning about the experiences and factors that lead to this higher failure rate is essential toward improving retention in this course. This study examines the relationship between study habits and academic performance for at-risk students in General Chemistry. Students who were in the bottom quartile of SAT math scores were identified as at-risk students. The study habits of General Chemistry students, both those identified as at-risk and those not identified were measured by text message inquiries. The text message asked ''Have you studied for General Chemistry I in the past 48 hours? If so, how did you study?'' twice a week throughout a semester. Student responses to the messages were used to calculate the frequency of studying throughout the term. The results from a multiple regression analysis showed that high frequency of studying could mitigate the difference between at-risk and non-at-risk students on final exam scores. Additionally, the quality of studying for six at-risk students was analyzed by student interviews in concert with their text message responses. The results indicated that the quality of studying is not necessarily linked to frequency of studying and both quality and frequency can play a role in at-risk students' academic performance. The results presented offer a path for at-risk students to succeed in General Chemistry and the methodology presented offers a potential avenue for evaluating future efforts to improve student success. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01