In this article Entwistle and Peterson studied students study behaviour in terms of their reactions to the learning environments they experienced. The authors reviewed past literatures from 1970 to 2005 to detail some broad and specific concepts associated with student learning and study behaviour. Three student’s approaches to learning and studying namely: Deep approach, surface approach and strategic approach were identified. They authors argued that students conceptions of knowledge, conceptions of learning, and learning orientations are broad constructs that develop and change during the learning process and within different learning environments. Their research focused on conceptual framework showing influences on student learning. The article is useful to my understanding the relationship approaches to teaching and student learning. The main limitation of the article that it did not indicate which specific activities support high-quality learning, thus the authors indicated that well-established psychological principles, will support learning fully, only if they also follow equally well-established principles derived from educational research. This article will be useful to clarify meaning of some concepts.
Entwistle, N. J. and Peterson, E. R., (2004). Conceptions of learning and knowledge in higher education: Relationships with study behaviour and influences of learning environments. International Journal of Educational Research, 41, 407-428.
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