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Reading comprehension among graduate students.

Anthony J Onwuegbuzie1, Kathleen M T Collins

  • 1Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. tonyonwuegbuzie@aol.com

Psychological Reports
|July 2, 2002
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Graduate students demonstrated superior reading comprehension and vocabulary skills compared to a large undergraduate sample. This study highlights advanced cognitive abilities in higher education learners.

Area of Science:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Higher Education Studies

Background:

  • Assessing graduate student academic readiness is crucial for program success.
  • Standardized reading tests provide objective measures of cognitive skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the reading comprehension and vocabulary of graduate students with a normative undergraduate sample.
  • To identify potential differences in foundational academic skills between graduate and undergraduate learners.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Nelson-Denny Reading Test-Form G to 59 graduate students.
  • Compared graduate student scores to a normative sample of 5,000 undergraduates from 38 institutions.

Main Results:

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  • Graduate students scored significantly higher in reading comprehension (Cohen d=.71).
  • Graduate students also exhibited higher scores in reading vocabulary (Cohen d=.45).

    • Conclusions:

    • Graduate students possess stronger reading comprehension and vocabulary skills than the average undergraduate.
    • These findings suggest a high level of academic preparedness among graduate students entering advanced studies.