A study on the correlation of course grades in English with scores on standardized reading tests

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dc.contributor.advisorStovall, Frank L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberThompson, Evelyn Straughan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCallicutt, Laurie T.
dc.creatorBolton, Sess Graves
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T18:30:16Z
dc.date.available2020-12-16T18:30:16Z
dc.date.issued1952
dc.description.abstractIt was the purpose of this study to determine the degree of correlation between the academic achievement 4in English and the reading ability of a number of students of the freshman Class at the University of Houston 1951. The course grades in Inglieh 121 were correlated with the scaled scores made on The Cooperative English Test, Test C2: Reading Comprehension, Form S and also with the raw scores made on The Psychological Examination for College Freshman. The Pearson product-moment method of correlation was used. All scores were tabulated, and a histogram was made for each set of scores and grades to give a pictorial representation of the distributions. Literature was reviewed to find the viewpoint of authorities concerning the relationship between scholastic achievement in English and reading ability. The histograms of the scores on the standardised reading test and on the "linguistic" test pictured normal distributions with the scores following the course of a normal curve. The histograms of the course grades showed a tendency of the grade scores to cluster around the arithmetic mean. [...]
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
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dc.identifier.other13737796
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/7172
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectStandardized tests
dc.subjectCourse grades
dc.subjectEnglish scores
dc.titleA study on the correlation of course grades in English with scores on standardized reading tests
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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