NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gorzycki, Meg; Desa, Geoffrey; Howard, Pamela J.; Allen, Diane D. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2020
Qualitative data analysis from open-ended comments written by 206 undergraduates illustrates student attitudes, beliefs, and practices that reveal an academic reading paradox. Consistently, undergraduates report that reading is valuable, yet their noncompliance with reading assignments suggests otherwise. Undergraduates report that they achieve…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Reading Attitudes, Reading Assignments, Compliance (Psychology)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Desa, Geoffrey; Howard, Pamela J.; Gorzycki, Meg; Allen, Diane D. – College Teaching, 2020
The advancement of college reading abilities from novice to expert is not an automatic outcome of an undergraduate education. Faculty play a large role in the undergraduate academic reading experience through course curricula and in-class instruction. However, descriptions of faculty beliefs about collegiate academic reading and pedagogical…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Reading Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Howard, Pamela J.; Gorzycki, Meg; Desa, Geoffrey; Allen, Diane D. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2018
This cross-sectional study at a four-year college explored the alignment between students' and faculty perceptions and behaviors regarding academic reading. Constructs from the academic reading literature were used to create a 10-item survey, modified slightly for faculty and students to respond to the same prompts. A convenience sample of 848…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes