Students ’ Perceptions and Practices

Motivation for the study What are they reading? How are they reading? What does reading mean? Context of the study Master’s level research methods course 16 SU Conservatory students Literature reviewing; reading to write Take a few minutes to begin reading the excerpt you’ve been given, as you would with scholarly text that is new to you. Pay attention to your personal reading strategies. Imagine that you have all the tools (e.g., highlighters, sticky notes) that you like to use. Pay attention to your personal reactions to the act of reading the piece – not textual content. A reading activity Kwan, B. S. C. (2008). The nexus of reading, writing and researching. McAlpine, L. (2012). Shining a light on doctoral reading. Van Pletzen, E. (2006). A body of reading: Making ‘visible ’ reading experiences. the invisibility of reading a private act a silent performance Prior research What does graduate-level readin