A Delphi Study of the Perceived Reading Skill Needs of Community College Students as Determined by Community College Content Area Faculty

• Main Author: Cortina, Joe
• Other Authors: Greenlaw, M. Jean
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1983
• Subjects: reading skills; community college students; Reading (Higher education); Community colleges > Curricula.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331942/

This study determined the reading skills that community college faculty perceived as necessary for their students' success in certain English, history, and biology courses. Three questions were posed: What reading skills do faculty perceive as necessary for their students' success? Which skills are perceived to be most important? To what extent are the perceptions of English, history, and biology faculty similar or different? Sixty-one faculty from nineteen Texas community colleges completed three Delphi questionnaires for this study. Perceived reading skill needs were rated by levels of importance. Ratings were analyzed by determining medians and interquartile ranges for each identified skill.