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Ouyang, Yuxia; Van Hoof, Hubert; Sharma, Amit; Cueva Navas, Ana; Estrella Duran, Mateo; Maldonado, Gabriela; Velez Calvo, Ximena; Gavilanes Valle, Julio – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2020
A study into reading behavior and reading compliance among 2,600 students in five universities in Ecuador found that their reading behavior and reading compliance were better than among students in the United States, despite the challenges that exist in Ecuadorian higher education. Suggestions for future research, in particular with regard to…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes, Compliance (Psychology), Time Management
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Sharma, Amit; Van Hoof, Hubert B.; Ramsay, Crystal – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2019
The study reported here investigated reading among students from the perspective of how students choose to use their time and whether they self-ration it. A survey of undergraduate students found that their self-reported allocation of time to academic activities other than reading was positively correlated to the reading that they did and that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Time Factors (Learning), Decision Making, Reading Habits
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Sharma, Amit; Van Hoof, Bert; Pursel, Barton – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
Research suggests that reading compliance among undergraduate students is low. This study assesses the factors that influence students' decisions to comply with their assigned course readings using two theoretical underpinnings: students' self-rationing ability of time and construal effects on their decision process. Data collected through focus…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Time Management, Student Attitudes