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Giordano, Gerald – 1985
The extent of deficiencies in critical reading skills among 153 entering college students enrolled in basic skills reading courses at New Mexico State University was studied. Forty-nine percent of the sample were Hispanic Americans. The students were administered the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and the scores were converted into grade equivalents.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Critical Reading
