The primary purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between the degree of superstitious beliefs held by rural, small town, ninth and eleventh grade students and their ability to read. To ascertain the existence of this relationship five research questions were asked. Is there a difference in the extent of superstitious beliefs held by literate ninth grade poor readers and literate ninth grade good readers? What is the difference in the extent of superstitious beliefs held by literate eleventh grade poor readers and literate eleventh grade good readers? Is there a carry over effect of superstitious beliefs between literate ninth grade poor readers and literate eleventh grade poor readers? Is there a carry over effect of superstitious beliefs between literate ninth grade good readers and literate eleventh grade good readers? What is the relationship between reading ability and the extent of superstitious beliefs of literate ninth and literate eleventh grade students? / The population was composed of 402 ninth and eleventh grade subjects reading on or above the fourth grade level. / The null hypotheses which were investigated were: (1) There is no difference between mean scores of literate ninth grade poor readers and literate ninth grade good readers on The Test of Traditional Knowledge. (2) There is no difference between mean scores of literate eleventh grade poor readers and literate eleventh grade good readers on The Test of Traditional Knowledge. (3) There is no difference between mean scores of literate ninth grade poor readers and literate eleventh grade poor readers on The Test of Traditional Knowledge. (4) There is no difference between mean scores of literate ninth grade good readers and literate eleventh grade good readers on The Test of Traditional Knowledge. (5) Scores on The Test of Traditional Knowledge and The Test of Achievement and Proficiency are not associated in the population. / The major conclusions of this investigation were: (1) Reading levels and levels of superstitious beliefs are negatively associated. (2) The educational experience appears to decrease the level of superstitious beliefs. (3) There is no clear carryover effect of superstitious beliefs between ninth and eleventh grade literate subjects. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-02, Section: A, page: 0409. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74731 |
| Contributors | CLEMENTS, CHARLES JEFFREY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 92 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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