Cognition, study habits, test anxiety, and academic performance.

Full Abstract

The Study Management and Academic Results Test (SMART) was developed to measure study- and examination-related cognitions, time management, and study strategies. This questionnaire was used in three prospective studies, together with measures for optimism and test anxiety. In the first two studies, done among 253 first-year students enrolled in four different faculties, the highest significant correlations with academic performance were found for the SMART scales. In a replication study among first-year medical students (n = 156) at a different university, the same pattern of results was observed. A stepwise multiple regression analysis, with academic performance as a dependent variable, showed significant correlations only for the SMART Test Competence and Time Management (Multiple R = .61). Results give specific indications about the profile of successful students.

Author information

Author/s: Kleijn, W C (WC); van der Ploeg, H M (HM); Topman, R M (RM);

Affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1994-Dec; vol 75 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 1219-26

Dates: Created 1995/04/20; Completed 1995/04/20; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 7892384, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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