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McDaniel, Kathryn N. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
Too often, students reach college without the learning, critical thinking, and literacy skills they need to succeed in higher education. Recent educational trends that promote teaching to the test, short reading and writing assignments, group work, and technological resources contribute to students' difficulties transitioning to college-level…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Teaching Methods, Attention, College Preparation
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Scott, Lori K.; Simmons, Steve R. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
Primary literature is an underutilized learning resource for undergraduate courses in crop science. Reading assignments from scientific journals were utilized in an undergraduate University of Minnesota crop physiology course at Southwest Minnesota State University from 2002 to 2004. The subjects of the articles corresponded to the lecture topics.…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Agricultural Education, Agronomy, Undergraduate Study