%0 Journal Article
%T The influence of time on the decisions that students make about their academic reading
%A Amit Sharma
%A Crystal Ramsay
%A Hubert B Van Hoof
%J Active Learning in Higher Education
%@ 1741-2625
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1469787417731200
%X The study reported here investigated reading among students from the perspective of how students choose to use their time and whether they self-ration it. A survey of undergraduate students found that their self-reported allocation of time to academic activities other than reading was positively correlated to the reading that they did and that students¡¯ reading was significantly correlated to their belief of being time constrained. Furthermore, the study found that students¡¯ participation in nonacademic activities had a negative correlation to the reading they did for their courses. Finally, the study also found that students who allocated time for reading earlier than the day of class/lecture were more likely to complete these readings than those who allocated time closer to the day of class/lecture. This article argues that both students and faculty should have greater awareness of the choices students make in how they allocate their time and toward reading and other related activities
%K decision-making
%K reading
%K time
%K undergraduate
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1469787417731200