The Prediction of Change in Grade Point Average from Initial Reading Rates.

King, Paul T.; and others

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ERIC Number: EJ012668

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Publication Date: 1969

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The Prediction of Change in Grade Point Average from Initial Reading Rates

King, Paul T.; and others

J Reading, 13, 3, 215-18, 245-46, 69 Dec

Describes a study of 115 college students enrolled in a reading improvement program and an equal number of control students. Significant gains in mean grade point average in reading rate, and in reading efficiency are reported for those students who entered the program reading between 200-250 words per minute. Bibliography. (MD)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Students, Grade Point Average, Pretesting, Pretests Posttests, Psychoeducational Methods, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Rate, Reading Research

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