Effects of curriculum organisation on study progress in engineering studies

作者: Monique van der Hulst , Ellen Jansen

DOI: 10.1023/A:1015207706917

关键词: Mathematics educationProcrastinationMultilevel modelPsychologyInvestment (macroeconomics)CurriculumTime managementPersonalityHigher educationEngineering studies

摘要: Procrastination and time investment are important issues in the study of student performance progress. Previous research on these has mainly concentrated upon individual differences between students personality management skills. However, progress depends not only characteristics but also organisation curriculum. A multilevel analysis that was carried out data concerning 1578 engineering twelve different programmes provides evidence variation can partly be attributed to curriculum organisation. The spread activities over year, instruction examination were found have effects This implies institutes higher education may improve their students' some extent by means efficient

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