University of Helsinki, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Studies in Educational Sciences 251
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SUCCESSFUL LEARNING AND STUDYING IN BIOSCIENCES
Exploring how students’ conceptions of learning, approaches to learning, motivation and their experiences of the teaching-learning environment are related to study success
Academic dissertation to be publicly discussed, by due permission of the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences at the University of Helsinki in the Athena Building (Siltavuorenpenger 3 A), Lecture hall 302
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5. What kinds of combinations of conceptions of learning, approaches to learning, motivation and self-reported learning outcomes do high and low achieving students in two bioscience courses have? (Study III & IV)
