Abstract
This study intends to identify the study and learning strategies used by Higher Education students. Group of participants was composed of 48 voluntary young male and female adults, students from 1st and 3rd academic years of Psychology and Biology degrees, from a Portuguese university. Ages varied from 18 to 25 years old. This exploratory research used a qualitative approach. Interviews and content analysis were used. Results revealed that students use organization strategies (organization of the study activity and organization of the material), cognitive (reading, identification of the most relevant information, notes, and writing) and metacognitive (monitoring of learning, planning and time management and evaluation/adjustment of strategies), being the cognitive predominant. The analysis carried out showed no differences when considering the degree, year, and gender. Results provide evidence that enriches the knowledge in this area of research and its implications for practice.
Higher Education; Study; Learning; Organization Strategies; Cognitive Strategies; Metacognitive Strategies