| Title: |
Expecting Better: Effectively Conveying Time Allocation Expectations to Students |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Helen Keyes (ORCID 0000-0001-7654-3181); Annelie Harvey; Eimear Lee |
| Source: |
Studies in Higher Education. 2025 50(9):2085-2096. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Higher Education; College Students; Expectation; Time on Task; Time Management; Intervention; Peer Influence; Teacher Influence; Independent Study; Self Efficacy; Study Habits; Self Concept Measures; Self Esteem |
| Geographic Terms: |
United Kingdom |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale |
| DOI: |
10.1080/03075079.2024.2411571 |
| ISSN: |
0307-5079; 1470-174X |
| Abstract: |
We report on an intervention targeted to enhance the amount of time students spend on independent study, exploring the influence of peers and lecturers. Participants reflected on the independent study time spent on their past assessment before receiving clear time allocation advice from a lecturer or a peer, or no communication (control). Participants then reported on the time they planned to spend on their next assessment, as well as completing measures of self-esteem, academic self-efficacy and willingness to engage with study skills development. Results revealed that participants planned to spend more time on their next assignment, compared to their last, across all experimental conditions (peer, lecturer, and control). Participants in the lecturer advice condition reported greater self-esteem and academic self-efficacy compared to participants in the peer advice condition. We consider the importance of student self-reflection on increasing intended independent study and the importance of lecturer advice for enhancing student self-esteem and self-efficacy. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1501201 |
| Database: |
ERIC |