Abstract

CABRAL, Ana Paula  and  TAVARES, José. Reading/comprehension writing and academic sucess a diagnosis study in four portuguese universities. Psicol. esc. educ. [online]. 2005, vol.9, n.2, pp. 203-213. ISSN 1413-8557.

The present study is integrated in the research field of the specific reading, comprehension and writing in Higher Education. By using the “Reading, Comprehension and Writing in Higher Education Questionnaire” the study aimed: to point out the strategies more frequently used to determine competence levels; to analyze the difficulty level and students’ availability to receive specialized instruction; to point out the degree of importance attributed to these skills for their academic success, to determine the correlation level between these two skills and the success level of the students and to compare the students expectations of development reached in these fields after entering Higher Education. Results showed that these skills play an important role in the learning tasks of the students and tend to be associated with their academic success although the expectations of the students concerning the development of these skills in Higher Education are not satisfied.

Keywords : Higher education; Reading and writing; Academic success.