title: The Relation Between Time Spent on Individual Study and Academic Achievement in a Problem-Based Curriculum.
abstract: Logically a relation is expected between time spent on individual study and achievement. The purpose of this study is to examine whether a positive relation exists between the amount of time spent on individual study and academic achievement and whether this differs when using a test measuring short-term knowledge or one measuring long-term knowledge. Data were collected in a problem-based medical curriculum. The results suggest that time spent on individual study correlates poorly with scores on the test measuring short-term knowledge but also with those on the test measuring long-term knowledge. This study reaffirms the complexity of the relationship and it demonstrates the importance to search for qualitative factors about the way students learn.
authors.affiliation: University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M.M.
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Van Den Hurk
authors.forename: H.A.P.
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Wolfhagen
authors.forename: D.H.J.M.
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Dolmans
authors.forename: C.P.M.
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Van Der Vleuten