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This study concentrated on the study practices of advanced medical students
, and on how these are related to study success. All 67 participants were h
igh achievers who had gone through a demanding selection process. The subje
cts completed a questionnaire concentrating on their study practices and co
nceptions of knowledge. Individual ways of interacting with the learning en
vironment were looked at in the light of interviews of 35 volunteer student
s. The results showed that students' individual study orchestrations were r
elated to study success. It was concluded that dissonant study orchestratio
ns may develop because of the mismatch between the demands of the learning
environment and students' personal goals. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. Al
l rights reserved.