The value of an oral reading test for diagnosis of the reading difficulties of college freshmen of low academic performance.

1950 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. i-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
College Freshmen ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
Reading Test

scholarly journals Can National Tests from the Last Year of Compulsory School Be Used to Obtain More Detailed Information about Academic Performance in Children Treated for Brain Tumours? A Nationwide, Population-Based Study from Sweden

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Malin Lönnerblad ◽  
Eva Berglund ◽  
Ingrid van’t Hooft ◽  
Klas Blomgren
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Brain Tumours ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Late Complications ◽  
Age At Diagnosis ◽  
Tumour Grade ◽  
National Tests

Children treated for brain tumours often have late-appearing complications that may affect their school performance. Uneven skill profiles may help reveal late complications that can be compensated for but otherwise remain undetected. We investigated Swedish national school tests of oral, reading and writing skills in the first foreign language (English), the mother tongue (Swedish) and mathematics. Data were obtained from The Swedish Childhood Cancer Registry and Statistics Sweden. The results from 475 children diagnosed with a brain tumour before their 15th birthday and 2197 matched controls showed that children treated for brain tumours evinced more difficulties with national tests than controls in almost all subtests, especially in the subject English, and that they may perform better on oral than written tasks. There were larger differences between female cases and controls than between male cases and controls; age at diagnosis played a significant role for some subtests, whereas tumour grade did not. Missing information from national tests proved to be a strong predictor of poor academic performance. Our results show that regular educational follow-ups, as a complement to neuropsychological follow-ups, are important for all children treated for brain tumours, regardless of sex, age at diagnosis or tumour grade.

Group counseling and the academic performance of anxious college freshmen.

1962 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles D. Spielberger ◽  
Henry Weitz ◽  
J. Peter Denny
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Group Counseling ◽  
College Freshmen

Before School Exercise Effects on Fitness and Academic Performance in Schoolchildren: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Austin J. Kulp ◽  
Xihe Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Fifth Graders ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before School

Background/Purpose: Before school exercise programs (BSEPs) give students time for breakfast and add time to their daily physical activity. However, the effects of BSEP on physical fitness and academic achievement in the classroom remain unclear. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of BSEP on cardiorespiratory fitness and academic performance among fourth- and fifth-grade students. Method: A retrospective case-controlled design was used in this study. Fourth and fifth graders (N = 84) were participants, half signed up for BSEP that met once a week for 10 weeks. A retrospectively case-controlled comparison group was generated from the classmates of those in BSEP in the same school. All students took PACER and statewide academic performance assessments. Multivariate analysis of covariance for student cardiorespiratory fitness, and mathematics and reading, were conducted, adjusting for pretest performances. Analysis/Results: There were improvements for both groups in academic performances and cardiorespiratory fitness. The cardiorespiratory fitness and reading test improvements were greater in the BSEP group than those in the comparison group, controlling for their pretests. However, there was no significant difference in student mathematics test performances. Conclusion: Students in BSEP group benefited from participating in the program with greater improvement in cardiorespiratory and reading test performances than the comparison group. These findings suggested that providing a BSEP once a week for 45 min may be beneficial to fourth and fifth graders.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD THEIR READING DIFFICULTIES OF DIFFERENT GENRES

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Rima Andriani Sari
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
English Language ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
State University ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Genre Awareness

Students of English Language Teaching Program are  required to have the ability to comprehend different kinds of texts or genres. Howewer, their reading ability as reflected in Reading courses and other courses is low. This paper is aimed at describing the students’ perception toward their reading difficulties of different genres. The data presented in this paper are partially derived from the data collected through a descriptive research conducted in 2009/2010 at the English Department of FBSS, State University of Padang. The instrument  of the research were a reading test, which was to determine the level of the students in genre awareness and reading comprehension, and interview to gain students’ perception on their reading difficulties. Data were analysed descriptive-qualitatively and descriptive-quantitatively. From the result of the test, the students thus are categorised into high, middle and low achievers. The result of the interview showed that students with different level of comprehension had different difficulties in understanding texts with different genres because of some factors. Thus, improving the syllabus on Reading courses and other related courses such as Writing, TEFL dan Linguistics are considered important. Keywords: perception, genre awareness, reading comprehension

scholarly journals READING DIFFICULTIES AMONG MALAYSIAN UNDERGRADUATE ESL LEARNERS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (43) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Eugenia Ida Edward ◽  
Kamsilawati Kamlun ◽  
Wardatul Akmam Din ◽  
Chelster Sherralyn Jeoffrey Pudin
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Malaysian Students

Reading deficiency in reading English texts or materials among ESL undergraduate students has been one of the most significant problems in Malaysia. Educators in Malaysia are currently facing the problem as it reflects on their students’ academic performance. This study aims to investigate Malaysian ESL undergraduate students’ reading difficulties in reading English texts. 25 Malaysian students who are taking advanced English courses in a university, were selected to participate in this study. A quantitative method was employed for this study. The questionnaires were designed to fit the purpose of this study. Data analysis was done using SPSS to analyse the data collected. The result shows that students are weak in grasping the main idea when they are reading, having poor vocabulary, lack of reading habit and interest in reading English texts, and are pressured with the lack of time when reading. It can be concluded that reading deficiency affects their academic performance and their English proficiency. In overcoming their difficulties, students must equip themselves with some reading strategies to help them to comprehend the English texts that they are reading.

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