Using the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory Scores as Additional Predictors of Student Academic Performance
This study focuses on the usefulness of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) in predicting student academic performance. It examines whether LASSI scores enhance the accuracy of traditional predictors, namely SAT/ACT scores and high school rank. Findings indicated a slight, but not significant, increase in the predictability of student academic performance when LASSI scores, particularly the subscales of Motivation and Time Management, were considered along with traditional predictors.
Contributor Notes
Dr. Kris Rugsaken is Coordinator of the Teachers College Advising Center, Dr. Jacqueline Robertson is the Coordinator of Reading and Study Skills, University College, and Dr. James Jones is a Research Design Consultant at University Computing Services. All three have been involved in giving the LASSI survey to incoming freshmen, generating results, and providing them to advisors and other staff for more than five years. Correspondence concerning this article may be addressed to the authors at 00ktrugsaken@bsuvc.bsu.edu; 04jarobertso@bsuvc.bsu.edu; or 06jajones@bsuvc.bsu.edu
