Learning Strategies of First‐year Business Students
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Bettina Greimel‐Fuhrmann
Institute for Business Education Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Corresponding Author: Bettina Greimel-Fuhrmann, [email protected] |
ABSTRACT
The empirical study presented in this paper identifies potential strengths and weaknesses of first‐year students´ learning strategies at the beginning of their studies. It concentrates on the students´ self‐assessment of their self‐motivation, time management, and concentration, coping with stress and fear of failure, elaboration of information, ability to focus on important information, cooperative learning, self‐control of learning progress, and dealing with exams. The results reveal that during their school days, numerous students have not (or just very rarely) applied learning strategies that may be considered indispensable for successfully studying at a university, like taking notes in class or summarizing the most important information. The paper explores the results and discusses possible options to support first‐year students in coping with the difficulties they might face when studying and preparing for their first exams at the university.
Keywords: learning strategies, cooperative learning, self-motivation, time management, stress management
The empirical study presented in this paper identifies potential strengths and weaknesses of first‐year students´ learning strategies at the beginning of their studies. It concentrates on the students´ self‐assessment of their self‐motivation, time management, and concentration, coping with stress and fear of failure, elaboration of information, ability to focus on important information, cooperative learning, self‐control of learning progress, and dealing with exams. The results reveal that during their school days, numerous students have not (or just very rarely) applied learning strategies that may be considered indispensable for successfully studying at a university, like taking notes in class or summarizing the most important information. The paper explores the results and discusses possible options to support first‐year students in coping with the difficulties they might face when studying and preparing for their first exams at the university.
Keywords: learning strategies, cooperative learning, self-motivation, time management, stress management
Preferred Citation:
Greimel-Fuhrmann, B. (2009). Learning strategies of first-year business students. International Journal for Business Education. No. 149, 5 - 15.
Greimel-Fuhrmann, B. (2009). Learning strategies of first-year business students. International Journal for Business Education. No. 149, 5 - 15.
