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Direct linkLisa Faircloth Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Many high school graduates begin college and quickly realize that there is a discrepancy between their high school reading experiences and the expectations of reading for college classes. These students are often placed into developmental reading courses, often based on standardized test scores, to improve their vocabulary, reading comprehension,…
Descriptors: Remedial Reading, College Students, College Readiness, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedZhang, Zhidong; Telese, James – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
In this article, we report the regression relations between preservice teachers' academic characteristics and their performance on the Texas Examination of Educator Standards. These academic characteristics include grade point average, reading ability, and critical thinking. The studies indicate that the critical thinking was the best predictor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Reading Tests, Teacher Certification
Download full textWilkins, Chuck; Hartman, Jenifer; Howland, Noelle; Sharma, Nitin – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2010
This study develops and documents a new methodology that uses the Lexile Framework[R] for Reading to determine the proportion of grade 11 Texas public school students whose scores on the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for English language arts and reading (TAKS-ELAR) or the TAKS-ELAR Accommodated indicate the ability to read…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Academic Achievement, Reading Ability, Grade 11
Wilkins, Chuck; Hartman, Jenifer; Howland, Noelle; Sharma, Nitin – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2010
This study develops and documents a new methodology that uses the Lexile Framework[R] for Reading to determine the proportion of grade 11 Texas public school students whose scores on the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for English language arts and reading (TAKS-ELAR) or the TAKS-ELAR Accommodated indicate the ability to read…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Academic Achievement, Reading Ability, Grade 11
