Study Time Allocation as a Function of Grade Level and Course Characteristics.

Students' reported total study time, their allocation of that time to specific study activities, and relationships between such allocations and achievement were examined across three grade levels, junior high, senior high, and college. Whereas reported total study time measures differed significantly across grade levels and among courses within levels, correlations of the total time indices with achievement did not differ significantly from zero. The allocation of time to specific study activities also varied across grade levels, as did correlations between these specific activities and achievement. The grade-level results, however, were not representative of particular courses within grade levels. These within-grade differences were not accountable in terms of corresponding differences in course demands.