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Direct linkSylvan, Lesley J. – College Teaching, 2018
Engaging students in completing assigned reading material, particularly textbooks, is a challenge faced by many college professors. Further, research has demonstrated student compliance is typically low with reading course textbooks. This study explores the impact of assigning content-specific books written for popular audiences and having…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Reading Strategies, Books
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Marilou B. – College Teaching, 1986
A program is described that set out to improve/enlarge the reading background of entering students by asking them to read 5-10 specific books before coming to college, featuring one book each year as the "common text," and providing a number of special seminars and activities based on that text. (MLW)
Descriptors: Books, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
