Introduction
When studying for something, regardless of the topic, difficulty, or level of academic study, certain habits arise. These habits are very specific to the individual studying and encompass all aspects of the way that they study. Aspects such as how far in advance of exams they study, what materials they use to study, how long they study, where they study and many more are very central to how effectively they study. With changes in the difficulty and the scope of the classes being studied for, these aspects may change over time. One big transition for study habits is the transition from high school to college. Do study habits transfer from high school to college and, if so, do they impact overall grade? Methods
When researching the topic of study habits, it had to be narrowed down a lot. Not all aspects of studying could be analyzed in one survey. Still, the scope was broad enough to encompass the necessary aspects of studying in both high school and college. The questions asked were about studying in both high school and college, and the individuals’ grade point averages. The questions asked the individuals, in the sense of both high school and college, how far in advance they studied for an exam, how many hours a week they studied, and their GPAs or anticipated GPAs. The survey was conducted online in a multiple choice fashion on first year students at the University of Iowa that were already directly admitted to the Tippie College of Business.
One thing that could be improved is the use of sub-headings in the methods section. This would make for the reader to know what is going on. It would also help better explain how the research was designed.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that could be improved is using past research in the introduction paragraph. This would allow the reader to know the gap in the research and why you have decided to research this topic.
I think that another area of improvement would be to explain why the topic is important. The reader can assume that it is important because studying is related to better grades. However, this was not stated in the intro paragraph. I think if you mentioned something about that, it would be a lot better.