A study strategy portfolio assignment was used in two sections of Educational Psychology to help students develop better study skills, increase metacognitive awareness, and use self-reflection to assess their performance during the semester. For each of four tests, students completed two surveys and two journal entries assessing their strategies for reading and studying, performance goals, emotional preparedness, and perceptions of their plan and strategies based on their performance. A required end-of-semester reflective essay helped students examine their studying as a process and look for relations between the process and the outcome.
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