Visual motor coordination and reading: a correlational analysis part II

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between reading rate and visual-motor coordination. This study was a replication of the researcher's prior study. The population of interest was the only differing aspect. This study used 32 high school 9^th and 10^th grade students from an all boys college prep school. Reading rate was measured by two tests: the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and a 40-letter test. The game Perfection and a bead stringing task were the measures used to determine visual-motor coordination. Aggregated scores combined the z-scores to create a total score for reading and also visual-motor coordination. A Pearson's Correlation yielded significance that supports the hypothesis: There was a significant positive correlation between reading rate and visual-motor coordination in 9^th and 10^th grade high school students. Another significant finding was that the Nelson-Denny reading rate score was positively correlated with the aggregated score for visual-motor coordination.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Marcionese, Marita C.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dihoff, Roberta
• Klanderman, John

• Motor ability; Reading--Research; Visual perception
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1037

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2037