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Faculty: Educational Sciences Degree programme: Master’s Programme in Education Study track: Special Education Author: Sirpa Juusola Title: Study skills at a university of applied sciences Level: Master’s thesis Month and year: April 2023 Number of pages: 80 + 13 Keywords: study skills, study ability, need for support, learning difficulty Supervisor or supervisors: Lotta Uusitalo, Henri Pesonen Where deposited: Abstract: Objectives. This thesis had three main objectives: to find out how students at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences evaluate their own study skills in different areas, to compare study skills between different groups and to get information about students' wishes regarding the development of study skills. The study ability model developed by the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health was used as the theoretical basis in the thesis. Methods. The research material was collected with a Webropol survey aimed at students in Oc-tober 2022. 758 students responded to the survey. The survey was compiled using existing in-struments for measuring study skills. The questionnaire consisted of seven background infor-mation questions and ten sections which included statements that were answered using a five-point Likert scale. An open question was used to gather information about the students' wishes related to support needed for developing study skills. The collected data was mainly quantita-tive, and it was analysed using the SPSS program. Results and conclusions. Of the ten sections measuring study skills, Study Orientation and Motivation received the highest rating, and the lowest rating was in the section Reading. There were statistically significant differences between the groups divided according to the back-ground variables. For example, the average scores of those with a higher education back-ground were higher in many sections compared to those coming from upper secondary level education. Also, the students being over 30 years old, had higher average scores compared to younger ones. There were no statistically significant differences between the fields of study. According to the survey, 26.4% of the respondents had learning difficulties. Almost 30% of the respondents hoped to receive support for developing study skills, such as support for devel-oping learning methods and techniques, scheduling, and basic reading and writing skills. Also, more personal guidance was hoped for. The results of the research can be used in the devel-opment of guidance services at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences as well as in the planning and organization of various activities that support students’ study skills.

Aims. The aim of this research was to examine which things in the study ability house model (Kurri, 2006) influenced the Behavioural Sciences students' study progress. The students' experiences of problems in studying, prolongation of studies and things that advanced their studies were the subjects of this research. The study ability house model, which is based on the concept of study ability and consists of four floors that are in constant interaction with each other, was used as the frame for analysis. Previous researches have emphasized student-based reasons for study problems and working in particular has been seen as a significant cause for delayed studies. The goal of this study was to collect the experiences of a large respondent group and compare the results with their study progression speed. The students' study ability was meant to be surveyed according to the responses. Methods. This research was a questionnaire study. Responses amounted to the number of 86 and they were analysed using classical content analysis utilizing quantification, thematising and content breakdown. The study ability house model was used as the frame of analysis. The Microsoft Office 2013 Excel-program and the SPSS-software were used to help the analysis. The methods supported the aims of the research. Results and conclusions. The research showed that the reasons for the examinees' prolonged studies and the things that advanced their studies were largely parallel to the previous researches. These reasons divided rather evenly to the study ability house model's floors. The most significant factors that prolonged studies were working alongside studies, poor student counselling and personal reasons. Good motivation, studies' meaningfulness, working alongside studies, good team spirit in university, making friends in university and the support received from them were experienced as the most important aspects that advanced studies.