Effect Of Genre On The Likelihood Of Students Reading Assigned Materials
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Oral Presentation Award
2nd Place
Abstract
To determine if there is a correlation between the genre of a book and the likelihood of students reading the assignment, three separate surveys were administered to Chapin High School homeroom students over the course of three weeks. Each survey contained questions of varying specificity toward the effect genre has on assigned reading. Results from the surveys were collected online over an anonymous Google form where they were analyzed and compared against one another. A statistical analysis was also performed to determine if the data collected was of significant value. The results collected show a trend toward students being more likely to read assigned materials that falls into the fiction genre. This data gives educators insight to what their students will read, which gives them the opportunity to implement books in these genres when the opportunity presents itself.
Recommended Citation
Pasciak, Krystal, "Effect Of Genre On The Likelihood Of Students Reading Assigned Materials" (2016). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 179.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2016/all/179
Location
Owens 108
Start Date
4-16-2016 11:15 AM
Effect Of Genre On The Likelihood Of Students Reading Assigned Materials
Owens 108
To determine if there is a correlation between the genre of a book and the likelihood of students reading the assignment, three separate surveys were administered to Chapin High School homeroom students over the course of three weeks. Each survey contained questions of varying specificity toward the effect genre has on assigned reading. Results from the surveys were collected online over an anonymous Google form where they were analyzed and compared against one another. A statistical analysis was also performed to determine if the data collected was of significant value. The results collected show a trend toward students being more likely to read assigned materials that falls into the fiction genre. This data gives educators insight to what their students will read, which gives them the opportunity to implement books in these genres when the opportunity presents itself.
