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Are College Students' Textbook Reading and Instructional Preferences Related to Their Self-Efficacy and Disposition?

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Skidmore, Ronald L.; Conner, Timothy W., II; Aagaard, Lola – Online Submission, 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic self-efficacy, dispositional optimism/pessimism, and preferences regarding the use of text materials and in-class activities of college students at a university that serves one of the highest-poverty regions in the United States. A sample of 105 students was surveyed.…

Descriptors: College Students, Textbooks, Instructional Materials, Reading Motivation