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Identifying distinctive approaches to studying

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Dimensions which have been used to describe various aspects of studying are reviewed. These draw attention to three distinctive approaches to studying which contain elements of both study processes and motivation. The development of an inventory of approaches to studying is reported which confirmed the importance of these three dimensions, but also drew attention to the importance of characteristic styles of learning in describing the processes through which students arrive at different levels of under-standing.

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Entwistle, N., Hanley, M. & Hounsell, D. Identifying distinctive approaches to studying. High Educ 8, 365–380 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01680525

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