Ineffective learning strategies show substantially higher habit strength than effective strategies in a proof-of-concept survey¶

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q2 i? In a proof-of-concept study, strategy effectiveness significantly predicted habit strength, with ineffective strategies (rereading, highlighting) associated with higher habit strength than effective strategies (self-testing, concept mapping). → Ann-Kathrin Krause 2025

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Ann-Kathrin Krause 2025¶

Ann-Kathrin Krause, Jasmin Breitwieser, Garvin Brod. (2025). Understanding Learning Strategy Use Through the Lens of Habit. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10087-3

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Proof-of-concept survey of 64 Bachelor's and Master's students rating habit strength of four strategies via SRHI items on a 7-point Likert scale. A linear mixed-effects regression with planned contrasts found "a statistically significant effect of strategy effectiveness on habit strength"; the model explained 41% of variance (R²marginal = 0.41). No standardized effect size was printed.

"The analysis revealed a statistically significant effect of strategy effectiveness on habit strength, B = 2.43, SE = 0.18, p <.001, indicating that the ineffective strategies were associated with substantially higher habit strength than the effective strategies."

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