Open AccessEstudo das relações entre compreensão em leitura e desempenho acadêmico na universidade
Author(s) -
Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos,
Ricardo Primi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
interação em psicologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.105
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 1981-8076
pISSN - 1981-8068
DOI - 10.5380/psi.v7i1.3203
Subject(s) - psychology , humanities , philosophy
This research was meant to explore the relation between reading comprehension and academic performance in freshman students from engineering, social sciences and biological areas The Cloze’s score were correlated with the average performance in each course attended by first year students. The sample was composed of 412 students in language and literature, psychology, mathematics and dentistry courses. A text prepared, in accordance with Cloze’s Technique, was answered by the students collectively. In all courses, but mathematics, a significant association between reading comprehension and academic performance was found. Keywords: reading comprehension; academic performance; freshman students