Now, this introductory piece comes from an article by Dr. Maryelle Weimer –
“Students were surveyed in nine different introductory psychology and human development courses and the percentage of the text they said they read ranged from 32% to 69% with most of the percentages around 50. That means half the text not read. Of course, if students discover they can do well on exams without reading the text—if most of what they need to know is presented in class — then it’s highly unlikely that they will read the text. They also will read less if the instructor does not use the text in class. There is research cited in the article reporting that 33% of instructors teaching courses for beginning students do not use the texts that they require for class. That’s an amazing statistic. If it’s true, it means teachers are part of the problem. Or, if you don’t buy that, they certainly could part of the solution.”
References
“Comparing Student Perceptions of Textbooks: Does Liking Influence Learning?”
Regan Gurung, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
R. Eric Landrum, Boise State Universi
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Volume 24, Number 2, 144-150
2012
http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/ ISSN 1812-9129
“Student Perceptions of Textbooks and the Features that Influence Reading”
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Faculty Focus
2011
“Student Perceptions of Textbook Outlines”
R. Eric LAndrum & Jeremy Clark
College Student Journal
2006
