You need a purpose for reading if you haven't got a purpose you may as well be doing something else. You're not going to get as much out of the book by any means traditional or otherwise. If you've ever flunked on a teSt even though you've read the book. You lacked a purpose for reading.
Not all college students get that NEED to know. That's why so many are capable of failing.
The NEED to know is a result of a purpose. Fear doesn't guarantee that the student is consciously understanding the right required information. It will motivate a student to study long and hard for a time. Usually to get into the college. Thereafter the struggle begins.
Alex
