Increasing Rate of Comprehension Among Community College Students.

Autor/in	Fields, Johanna H.
Titel	Increasing Rate of Comprehension Among Community College Students.
Quelle	(1971), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gains; College Programs; College Students; Community Colleges; Developmental Reading; English Instruction; Reading Comprehension; Reading Programs; Reading Rate; Reading Research; Study Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Studienprogramm; Collegestudent; Community college; Community College; Reading; Directed reading activities; Lesen; Leseübung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Leseverstehen; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Leseforschung; Studientechnik
Abstract	The extent to which increases in reading efficiency are attributable to a reading laboratory program was investigated. The experimental group consisted of all students enrolled in developmental reading and study skills laboratory programs at the Community College of Allegheny County, Boyce Campus. The two control groups were students enrolled in English composition courses. Neither group had participated in a class in efficient reading. Control A emphasized theme writing and some readings in literature; control B emphasized the reading of literature and combined this with some theme writing. Alternate forms of the Craig test were scored for rate and comprehension and computed to give efficiency. An interval of 6 weeks elapsed between pretesting and post-testing. Consideration was given to the problem of IQ and student motivation contributing to reading efficiency gains. Results showed that the experimental group averaged an increase of 48 percent in efficiency, while controls A and B averaged increases of 8 percent and 33 percent, respectively. The experimental group was initially the least efficient among the three groups, but ended with the highest average efficiency. The author concluded that it is advisable to place students in a reading laboratory program when they enroll in English courses emphasizing writing. (AW)
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Update	2004/1/01