An Investigation into the factors which impinge on the reading comprehension abilities of first year human ecology students at UWC
type: CreativeWork
description: Background: The study deals with the reading comprehension abilities of first year Human Ecology students as they attempt to interpret commercial patterns. A commercial pattern is a retail pattern which is mass-produced in different sizes by various manufacturers and consists of pattern pieces ( from which fabric is cut) and an instruction sheet which explains how the fabric pieces shouLd be attached in the construction of a garment. People who wish to use a commercial pattern to construct agarment but who cannot properly interpret the instructions of these patterns, (even if they are able to read in the English language), will not be successful in their venture of clothing construction.
abstract: Background: The study deals with the reading comprehension abilities of first year Human Ecology students as they attempt to interpret commercial patterns. A commercial pattern is a retail pattern which is mass-produced in different sizes by various manufacturers and consists of pattern pieces ( from which fabric is cut) and an instruction sheet which explains how the fabric pieces shouLd be attached in the construction of a garment. People who wish to use a commercial pattern to construct agarment but who cannot properly interpret the instructions of these patterns, (even if they are able to read in the English language), will not be successful in their venture of clothing construction.
author: Cairncross, Anita
keywords: commercial pattern, Reading Comprehension Abilities, Human Ecology, Students, Interpret
license: https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/561ef3a2-c71c-4d4e-88c3-a21e177d8d94/download
date published: 1994
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:00:34Z
provider: University of the Western Cape
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of the Western Cape