The influence of regulating university student’s workload on their attitude towards homework

Abstract

This research analyzes the university students perception about the methodological and evaluative process conducted in two subjects. It affects factors involved to work and regulation of wokload. 241 students from three subjects Degree in Primary and Infant University of Burgos participated. Each of the subjects were divided into two groups (A and B), each taught by a teacher through different pedagogical approach. A mixed methodology was used by pretest-posttest design. On one hand, quantitative, through a descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation factors) and inferential (ANOVA). On the other hand, qualitative, through an interview with the two teachers to complete the process. A validated questionnaire initial teacher was employed. At the end of the course, students in group A (regulated their work actively) reported greater involvement to work, both in relation to pretest as compared to group B (not regulated their work). Within group A were students with more university degrees who value more positive experience. In group B were differences in the independent variable of previous experience in the recorded work actively. Teachers gave a different importance to the role played by the methodology in the classroom.

Keywords

• Mixed methodology
• regulation workload
• involvement in tasks
• student perception
• teachers perception