Scores on the Inventory of Learning Process scales were analyzed for 86 students enrolled in freshman-level psychology classes who obtained course grades of A, B, C, or D. Analysis showed significant differences in scores on the Deep Processing and Study Methods scales between students with grades of A and students with grades of B, C, and D, respectively, and on the Elaborative Processing scale between students with grades of A and students with grades of C and D, respectively.
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