Time use and class preformance: the marginal benefit of study time
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2001
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The Ohio State University
Abstract
Recursive regression analysis revealed that the amount of time spent studying was positively related to quarter GP A for 80 students at a large midwestern university enrolled in three different agricultural economics courses. However, substantial increases in study time are necessary to improve quarter GP A by one full letter grade. Two variables, working and sleeping, significantly and negatively impacted the amount of time a student studies. Commitment to academics was not significant if related to quarter GP A or the amount of time spent studying, but it was significant if related to the amount of time scheduled to be in class. As originally designed, this study attempted to test for a relationship between learning styles and academic performance. However, a lack of variation in the measure of learning style used in this study precluded the incorporation of learning styles into the regression analysis.