Too Long to Read: Assessing the Motivation Behind Graduate Student Attendance in Reading Groups

by: John J. Schenk and Scott J. Steppan

Graduate-level reading groups serve as a primary forum for students to learn current and complex concepts in their field. Because graduate students lament that reading "abnormally long" articles discourage them from attending particular reading group sessions, we tested the hypothesis that attendance will decrease proportionally with page number. This article examines the relationship of attendance to semester chronology, the presenter; paper type, and time allowed to read the paper.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2014Stock # jcst14_044_02_40Volume 044Issue 02

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