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Aagaard, Lola; Conner, Timothy W., II.; Skidmore, Ronald L. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014
A convenient cluster sample of 105 undergraduate students at a regional university in the midsouth completed a survey regarding their use of college textbooks, what strategies might increase the likelihood of their reading textbook assignments, and their preference for how class time was used. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the results and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Textbooks, Reading Assignments, Preferences
Skidmore, Ronald L.; Aagaard, Lola; Conner, Timothy W., II – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between student beliefs regarding instructor-imposed activities to encourage student use of course textbooks and Life Orientation (i.e., dispositional optimism or pessimism). A convenience cluster sample (n = 105) was obtained from students taking summer classes at a regional state…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Teacher Influence