Table 4 Statements with significant differences in scores, stratified by academic performance

Revised-Students Processes Questionnaire-2 Factor

 DM

1. I find that at times studying gives me a feeling of deep personal satisfaction

3.8

4

3.4

3

0.008

 DS

10. I test myself on important topics until I understand them completely

3.6

4

3.0

3

0.002

 SM

7. I do not find my course very interesting, so I keep my work to the minimum

1.6

1

1.9

2

0.05

11. I find I can get by in most assessments by memorizing key sections rather than trying to understand them

2.1

2

2.5

2

0.007

 SS

8. I learn some things by rote. Going over and over them until I know them by heart even if I do not understand them

2.6

3

3.1

3

0.04

1: Never or only rarely true of me., 2: Sometimes true of me, 3: True of me about half the time, 4: Frequently true of me, 5: Always or almost always true of me

Student Engagement

 Cooperative

2. Worked with other students on projects during class time

2.0

2

2.4

2

0.01

 Cognitive

5. Memorizing facts. Ideas or methods from your course and readings so you can repeat them in almost the same form

2.5

3

2.8

3

0.02

1 — Very little. 2 — Some. 3 — Quite a bit. 4 — Very much

Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire

 IV

12. Even when I do poorly on a test, I try to learn from my mistakes

6.0

6

5.5

6

0.02

18. Understanding this subject is important to me

6.6

7

6.1

6

< 0.001

 SR

21. I ask myself questions to make sure I know the material I have been studying

5.3

6

4.3

5

< 0.001

23. When work is hard I either give up or study only the easy parts. (*R)

2.5

2

3.1

3

0.04

29. Even when study materials are dull and uninteresting. I keep working until I finish

5.6

6

4.9

5

0.006

39. I work hard to get a good grade even when I don’t like a class

6.1

6

5.6

6

0.01

1 – Not at all true to me 7 – Very true of me