Critical reading in higher education : academic goals and social engagement /
"Faculty often worry that students can't of won't read critically, a foundational skill for success in academic purposes and reading for social engagement. This volume is based on collaborative, multidisciplinary research into how students read in first-year courses in subjects rangin...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
2016
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| Series: | Scholarship of teaching and learning.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Faculty often worry that students can't of won't read critically, a foundational skill for success in academic purposes and reading for social engagement. This volume is based on collaborative, multidisciplinary research into how students read in first-year courses in subjects ranging from scientific literacy to composition. The authors discovered the good (students can read), the bad (students are not reading for social engagement), and the ugly (class assignments may be setting students up for failure) and they offer strategies that can better engage students and provide more meaningful reading experiences"--Back cover |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253018984 0253018986 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
