How might the texts be useful to students, teachers, administrators, and so on?

Comparing and contrasting is more than just listing the similarities and differences between two or more texts. Both texts discuss student motivation in college, so there are a lot of similarities and a handful of differences in how the authors approach the topic.
Your goal here is to look at how reading the two texts generates a deeper understanding of students’ motivations in college. You might do this by focusing on where the texts reiterate the same points or you may notice that the texts different approaches to the topic strengthens your understanding of it. You might start the paper by considering what each text adds to the overall conversation about students’ motivations in college. How might the texts be useful to students, teachers, administrators, and so on?