Measuring Study Habits in Higher Education: The Way Forward?

2013 Joint IMEKO (International Measurement Confederation) TC1-TC7-TC13 Symposium: Measurement Across Physical and Behavioural Sciences

Fitkov-Norris, E.D.^1 ; Yeghiazarian, A.^1

Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT2 7LB, United Kingdom^1

关键词: High reliability;    Higher education;    Measurement instruments;    Predictive accuracy;    Self reports;    Study habits;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012022/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012022

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This article reviews existing study habit measurement instruments and discusses their drawbacks, in the light of new evidence from neuroscience on the workings of the brain. It is suggested that in addition to traditional frequency based past behavioural measures, the predictive accuracy of study habit measurement instruments could be improved by including measures of habit strength that take into account behaviour automaticity and efficacy, such as the Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) developed by [1]. The SRHI has shown high reliability and internal validity in a wide range of contexts and its applicability and validity in the context of learning and higher education as an enhancement to study habit measurement instruments is as yet to be tested.