KNO: College Kids Digital Study Habits Revealed

Kno COLLEGE KIDS DIGITAL STUDY HABITS REVEALED GOOD TO KNO: By understanding reading habits, Kno can identify what could be a possible grade outcome for a student in 3 weeks. A STUDENT C STUDENT "A" students progress systemically throughout their book during the first weeks of the term "C" students students spend more time going forward and backward for answers and searching the glossary for answers STUDENTS ARE MOST ACTIVE STUDYING PRIOR TO LUNCH AND AFTER DINNER 9x 8x 7x 6х 5x 4x Зx 2x 1x TYPES OF STUDENTS: AN OVERVIEW MEDICAL & NURSING Read the most and highlight the most throughout the term BUSINESS Most dramatic increase in reading at the end of the term MATH Least active readers, most direct navigation KNO SUPERLATIVE: KNO SUPERLATIVE: KNO SUPERLATIVE: Most diligent students Most likely to get to "the point" Most likely to cram SCIENCE Most consistent behavior throughout the term SOCIAL SCIENCE Read the least, but search the most ENGINEERING Read the most at end of term and use search a lot throughout the term KNO SUPERLATIVE: Most likely to get a good night's sleep during Finals KNO SUPERLATIVE: KNO SUPERLATIVE: Most likely to procrastinate Most likely to be searching for answers STATS ON STUDYING HABITS STUDENTS GET TIRED OF READING BY MIDTERM WHICH RESULTS IN HEAVY CRAMMING BY ALL STUDENTS AT THE END Pages Read 70 60 40 30 20 10 medical & business engineering science nursing math social science I Middle of term End of term Beginning of term Subject Average KEY TRENDS • Medical & Nursing students have the most intensive reading schedule throughout the term • And, they read consistently throughout the term MATH STUDENTS NAVIGATE TO SPECIFIC PAGES 2X MORE THAN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SCIENCE STUDENTS Direct Navigation to a Page 2.5x 2.0x 1.5x 1.0x 0.5x medical engineering business & nursing math science social science Beginning of term Middle of term Subject Average End of term KEY TRENDS • In more technical, equation based classes (Math, Medical & Nursing, and Engineering) direct navigation is one of the strongest actions taken • Math students focus on specific equations and concepts resulting in navigation to specific page numbers MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS HIGHLIGHT -15X MORE THAN MATH AND 2X MORE THAN SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS KEY TRENDS • Medical students experience extensive highlighting volatility throughout the term in preparation for UŠMLE Step exams Science and Math students continue to highlight less throughout the term, as other behaviors become more important (reading, direct navigation, searching) SOCIAL SCIENCE (POLITICAL SCIENCE, HISTORY, ETC) STUDENTS SEARCH FOR TERMS Social Science students search for terms 2X as much during the semester as Math Students KEY TRENDS • Searching is a key habit to pre-final reviewing across most subjects • Social science students spend more time searching than any other discipline due to the memorization of key dates, cases and facts required Relative Interaction Frequency Pages Read Per Week Relative Usage Frequency