The central goal of this study is to clarify to what degree former education and students' personal characteristics (the 'Big Five personality characteristics', personal orientations on learning and students' study approach) may predict study outcome (required credits and study continuance). Analysis …

The central goal of this study is to gain insight into students' study approach, their personal reasons and the relations between them regarding students who continue or withdraw from the educational system within one year. Results of our questionnaire study show that students who continue their educational …

Recently, more students have entered Dutch higher education. This is a consequence of the possibility to offer students to enter higher education, with a certificate from senior secondary education (SSVE). In earlier days most students in higher education had passed senior general secondary education …

Omdat er weinig bekend was omtrent de verschillen met betrekking tot persoonlijkheid en leerstijlkenmerken tussen HBO-starters met een MBO- en een VO-achtergrond, zijn als onderdeel van het opleidingsprogramma 2003/2004 daarop betrekking hebbende vragenlijsten afgenomen bij 3.226 eerstejaars voltijd …