Relationships between learning approaches and outcomes of students studying a first-year biology topic on-campus and by distance

Title
Relationships between learning approaches and outcomes of students studying a first-year biology topic on-campus and by distance
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Quinn, Frances
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3144-3416
Email: fquinn@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:fquinn
Stein, Sarah
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1080/07294360.2012.704902
UNE publication id
une:13186
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between learning approach and outcome for distance and on-campus first-year biology students. It uses a topic-specific version of the Study Process Questionnaire, recent articulations of the Structure of Observed Learning Outcome (SOLO) model and individual interviews. Deep approaches were related to better quality SOLO categories of learning outcomes, but many students appeared to adopt a mix of surface and deep approaches to learning, or used little of either, and demonstrated poor quality learning outcomes. A strong approach/outcome relationship was not evident for the younger on-campus cohort. It is argued that these results highlight the need to look beyond learning approaches towards more multidimensional and integrative perspectives of student learning.
Link
Citation
Higher Education Research and Development, 32(4), p. 617-631
ISSN
1469-8366
0729-4360
Start page
617
End page
631

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