Dr. Quamrul Mazumder is currently an associate professor of mechanical engineering at University of Michigan-Flint. His areas of research include computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flow, quality in higher education, metacognition, motivation, and engagement of students. He is a Fulbright scholar travelled around the world to promote quality and globalization of higher education.
Dr. Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, FlintDr. Ulan Dakeev is currently a faculty of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan-Flint. His areas of research include renewable energy (wind energy), quality in higher education, motivation, and engagement of students.c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Page 26.23.1
A Comparative Study of Motivation and Learning Strategies between High School and University Students AbstractTo compare the level of motivation and strategies used by high school and university students, a study was conducted between two groups of students. One group was high school students who were dual enrolled in university courses and the other group was first year university students. Both groups were enrolled in similar courses with instructors using similar teaching methods and materials. The study used a Motivated Strategy Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) that consisted of 18 categories, of which 6 related to motivation and 9 related to learning strategies. The participants included fifty two high school students and forty five university students. An independent sample t-test and variance analysis were performed to compare the responses of these two groups of students. The analysis results showed college student with higher levels of motivation and better learning strategies that high school students.Additionally, gender comparison showed Female students are more motivated with better learning strategies than male students.
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