Motivate Students to Reflect on
Reading Assignments

Concerned about students who don't complete reading assignments before they come to class?

One way to encourage them to do these assignments is to assign a Reading Response Sheet.

Amy Oden (Oklahoma City University; aoden@okcu.edu) recently described her Reading Response Sheet on a faculty development listserv. She requires students to send their responses to her via email by 9:00 the night before class, and she uses them to plan class time. She reports that students are much better prepared for class and more self-conscious about their learning.

This is the form she uses:

Reading Response Sheet

Name:

Date:

Words for review:
Things I found confusing:
Things I found interesting:
Things I'd like to discuses in class:

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