Recreational reading habits of agricultural communications students
Abstract
There is an assumption that students who read for pleasure are more successful students, but there is little academic literature to support this assumption (Gallik, 1999). A survey was conducted to assess the recreational reading habits of agricultural communications students at Oklahoma State University to determine if there is any relationship between self-reported reading habits and students' grade point average. Data was collected using Gallik's (1999) instrument, "Survey of recreational reading habits." Participants recorded how much they read during vacations and while school is in session as well as what types of materials they read. A statistically significant relationship was not found between reported GPAs and how much time students spent reading for pleasure while school is in session or during vacations. Participants reported reading more during vacations than while school is in session, but the majority of students spend less than six hours per week reading for pleasure, regardless of whether or not school is in session.