1. The minimalist reading model: Rethinking reading lists in arts and education subjects
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Jim Hlavac and Matthew Piscioneri
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Liberal arts education ,Visual Arts and Performing Arts ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Hypermedia ,The arts ,Education ,law.invention ,law ,Reading (process) ,Pedagogy ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Mathematics education ,Psychology ,Qualitative research ,media_common - Abstract
Despite reading being recognized as a core academic skill, surprisingly little research has been undertaken into university lecture reading requirements. This article reports on the trial and evaluation of a minimalist reading model developed for students in arts and education subjects. Comprising annotated extracts from full texts ‘linked’ wherever possible via hypertext mark-up language to glossaries, e-dictionaries and online translation services, the minimalist model was intended to rethink pre-lecture reading requirements and conventional approaches to designing reading lists at the tertiary level. Findings indicate that while students are generally receptive to the redesign of conventional approaches to pre-lecture reading in the disciplines sampled, several participants expressed reservations about the model. The research provides insights into the study mores of the contemporary university student and re-emphasizes the need to ensure the diversity and complexity of the student cohort is catered for by educators and university managers as far as practicable.
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- 2012
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