期刊名称：European Journal of Business and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2235-767X
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：08
页码：64-77
出版社：European Society of Business and Social Sciences
摘要：This research article attempted to find out effects of demographic factors on the effectiveness of students learning approaches. Two hundred (86 female and 114 male) business students from public and private sector universities of Khyber Paktunkhawa (Pakistan) participated in the study. The participants responded Revised Approaches of Studying Inventory (RASI). By using descriptive statistic, chi square, and regression procedures it was found that the demographic factors are associated with learning approaches and also have impact on learning approaches. Findings confirmed that age, gender, prior education, socio-economic factors, program of study and levels of education have significant effect on the student learning approaches. Results showed that gender has statistically significant relationship with deep learning approach whereas no significant relationship with strategic and surface learning approaches. Age has significant relationship with deep and strategic learning approaches. Prior education has significant relationship with deep and strategic learning approaches while has no relationship with surface approach. Socio-economic factor has significant relationship with deep and strategic learning whereas no relationship with surface approaches. Managerial implications, limitations and future directions are also discussed.
