Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ717463
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Sep-22
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Reading Comprehension among African American Graduate Students
Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Mayes, Eric; Arthur, Leslie; Johnson, Joseph; Robinson, Veronica; Ashe, Shante; Elbedour, Salman; Collins, Kathleen M. T.
Journal of Negro Education, v73 n4 p443-457 Fall 2004
A study was conducted to examine the reading comprehension performance of African American graduate students. The result showed that though the African American sample attained statistically significantly higher levels of reading comprehension than a normative sample of undergraduate students, they achieved lower levels of reading comprehension and reading vocabulary than a comparison sample of White graduate students.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Reading Comprehension, African American Students, White Students, Comparative Analysis, Vocabulary Development
Circulation Department, The Journal of Negro Education, P.O. Box 311, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. Web site: http://www.journalnegroed.org; Tel: 202-806-8120; Fax: 202-806-8434; e-mail: jne@howard.edu.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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