Date of Award
8-1953
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Degree Discipline
Education
Abstract
This study was undertaken for the purpose of revealing to the classroom teacher how the rate and comprehension in reading can be improved in a group of unselected students in the average classroom.
The factors which were considered in improving the rate and comprehension in reading were: intelligence, family background, scholastic achievement, and mastery of the mechanics of reading. In this study an attempt was made to find correlations similar to those which were found in similar studies.
The significance of this study is revealed in the information secured which may serve as an aid in the improvement of rate and comprehension in reading.
This study is also significant because our society is a reading society, and in this complex civilization in which we live, mastery of the understanding of the printed word is essential.
The subjects for this study were members of two unselected classes of Negro children in the same building. The two classes were the seventh and eighth grades. In grade seven there were 16 boys and 9 girls. In grade eight there were 10 boys and 15 girls.
The study was made at the Mt. Enterprise High School, Upshur County, James, Texas. James is a village with a population of 1601. The school organization includes grades one to twelve with an annual promotion plan.
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dorothy L. Burdine
Publisher
Prairie View A&M College
Rights
© 2021 Prairie View A & M University
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Date of Digitization
3-8-2022
Contributing Institution
John B Coleman Library
City of Publication
Prairie View
MIME Type
Application/PDF
Recommended Citation
Ford, O. U. (1953). The Improvement of Comprehension and Rate in Reading in the Seventh and Eighth Grades of the Mt. Enterprise High School, James, Texas. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/1270