Reading comprehension among graduate students

Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Kathleen M.T. Collins

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Abstract

The present purpose was to examine graduate students' reading comprehension and reading vocabulary by comparing their scores on a standardized reading test with scores obtained by a large normative sample of undergraduates. Participants were 59 graduate students from various disciplines, enrolled in three sections of an introductory educational research course at a southeastern university. These students were administered the Nelson-Denny Reading Test-Form G. Analysis showed these students had higher scores on the reading comprehension portion than did the normative sample of 5,000 undergraduate students from 38 institutions (Cohen d=.71). Also, the graduate students' scores on the reading vocabulary portion were higher (d=.45).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)879-882
Number of pages4
JournalPsychological Reports
Volume90
Issue number3 PART 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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