Abstract
In addition to study skills and study habits, students need to be able to effectively engage in the process of research and college-level reading. Chapter 8 explains the significance of effective research and reading skills on academic performance. There are many types of research activities that college and university students are expected to actively participate in to complete various course requirements. Similarly, there are many different forms of literature that a student will encounter while engaging in the research process. College and university libraries provide access to a many of resources to support students through the research process. Thus, this chapter introduces students to the different types of research activities they can expect to engage in through their courses, explains the different forms of literature that a student may encounter during the research process, and provides insight into the many resources that libraries often provide to support student research activities and student development of college-level research skills. One of the areas of student development is in reading skills. Hence, Chapter 8 explains the various types of reading materials that a student may encounter in college or university courses, provides information on the styles of reading academic texts, and presents strategies to promote effective research and reading, including best practices for evaluating the relevancy and credibility of information sources.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Bauer-Kealey, M., & Mather, N. (2019). Use of an online reading intervention to enhance the basic reading skills of community college students. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(9), 631–647.
Catts, H. W. (2022). Rethinking how to promote reading comprehension. American Educator, 45(4), 26.
Cornoldi, C., & Oakhill, J. V. (Eds.). (2013). Reading comprehension difficulties: Processes and intervention. Routledge.
Huddleston, B. S., Bond, J. D., Chenoweth, L. L., & Hull, T. L. (2019). Faculty perspectives on undergraduate research skills. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 59(2), 118–130.
Locher, F., & Pfost, M. (2020). The relation between time spent reading and reading comprehension throughout the life course. Journal of Research in Reading, 43(1), 57–77.
Long, D. L., & Freed, E. M. (2021). An individual differences examination of the relation between reading processes and comprehension. Scientific Studies of Reading, 25(2), 104–122.
McLean, S., Stewart, J., & Batty, A. O. (2020). Predicting L2 reading proficiency with modalities of vocabulary knowledge: A bootstrap** approach. Language Testing, 37(3), 389–411.
Ozturk, N. (2022). A pedagogy of metacognition for reading classrooms. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 10(1), 162–172.
Rovai, A. P. (2003). In search of higher persistence rates in distance education online programs. The Internet and Higher Education, 6(1), 1–16.
Scott, J. A., & Nagy, W. E. (2004). Develo** word consciousness. Vocabulary Instruction: Research to Practice, 14, 201–217.
Stephen, J. S. (2022). Persistence of nontraditional undergraduate online students: Towards a contemporary conceptual framework. Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 29, 438–463. https://doi.org/10.1177/14779714221142908
Tinto, V. (1993). Building community. Liberal Education, 79(4), 16–21.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2024 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Stephen, J.S. (2024). Skills and Strategies for Research and Reading. In: Academic Success in Online Programs. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54439-2_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54439-2_8
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-54438-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-54439-2
eBook Packages: EducationEducation (R0)