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SUBMITTER: Gammerdinger WJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067038 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gammerdinger William J WJ Kocher Thomas D TD
Journal of microbiology & biology education 20180731 2
Many faculty members assign textbook readings prior to their traditional lectures. In this study, we assessed students' level of class preparedness and surveyed their textbook reading practices weekly along with entrance and exit surveys concerning their attitudes toward reading the textbook. We report that pre-lecture reading is a significant variable in explaining pre-lecture preparedness as well as exam scores. We also report the reasons participants cited for not reading more of the textbook ...[more]