Those who worry about the reading habits of today's college students can take heart: They may be reading more than is commonly thought.
However, more than 40 percent of the time they spend reading is on social media, and that reading often happens during class, a new study reveals.
"We need to be aware of students' reading habits because they have changed," said SuHua Huang, author of "Reading Habits of College Students in the United States," which was presented on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
"As professors," she said, "we have to update our teaching methods and integrate technology and use social media in the lecture." ...
Students said in interviews that reading textbooks was "tedious" and "time-consuming." Some said they did not read the textbooks if they did not need them for examinations.
via chronicle.com
Ah, I remember my college years. Even back then reading textbooks was tedious and time consuming. But, somehow we survived.
Work is often tedious and time consuming too!
