Date of Award
12-1988
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. Paul Wilson
Second Advisor
Dr. Ronald A. Crowell
Third Advisor
Dr. Nickola W. Nelson
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide a new focus on college-level developmental reading programs by examining course content (i.e., instructional activities) in a developmental reading class.
Attitudes and time spent on instructional activities were monitored for 47 students in three sections of college level developmental reading. Multiple regression analyses were used to relate these data to vocabulary and comprehension gains on the Nelson Denny Reading Test (J. Brown, Nelson, & Denny, 1976).
Students made significant gains in vocabulary and in comprehension. Student attitudes predicted gains in both vocabulary and comprehension. Because of reliability problems, the time data do not predict gains.
Differences in vocabulary and comprehension performance were also explored. Comprehension gains were superior to vocabulary gains, and these gains are an indication of the efficacy of the instruction that was provided.
Recommended Citation
Welsch, Kathryn K., "Effects of Student Attitudes and Student Time on Achievement Gains in College Developmental Reading" (1988). Masters Theses. 1209.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1209