Students' reading comprehension level and reading demands in teacher education programs: the elephant in the room?

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dc.contributor.authorOrellana, Pelusa
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Monica
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Vicente
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:08:11Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Reading comprehension is considered a key ability for students in teacher education programs.Methods Data from 72 students enrolled in a Chilean school of education was used to estimate the contribution of reading proficiency in first-semester academic performance using regression analysis.Results Reading comprehension made a significant, albeit modest contribution to predict students' academic performance, after controlling for their scores in the standardized national admission tests and high-school grades. The students' average reading level was below the level of text complexity required in their first term and, although by their senior year they had made significant progress in reading comprehension, their reading level continued to be lower than text demands.Discussion A qualitative exploration of students' reading behaviors and attitudes revealed they devoted few hours per week to reading class material and even less time to reading for leisure. Faculty were cognizant of the reading deficits of their students but had few suggestions as to how to address. Future studies in higher education should confirm whether the misfit between reading proficiency and reading demands observed in this school of education is the exception or the rule.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1324055
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1324055
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90925
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001168968600001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaFrontiers in psychology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectevaluative study
dc.subjectreading comprehension
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.subjectreading assessment
dc.subjectteacher education
dc.subjectLexile
dc.subject.ods04 Quality Education
dc.subject.odspa04 Educación de calidad
dc.titleStudents' reading comprehension level and reading demands in teacher education programs: the elephant in the room?
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen15
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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