A Statistical Analysis of Reading and Writing Ability using SPSS : The CEP Placement Test at Columbia University

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Acquiring effective and efficient reading skills is critical in second language education in Japan.Students take a variety of standardized examinations that require a high level of reading ability.One crucial element often overlooked when teaching reading skills is the relationship reading has with writing.In a previous paper(Moananu,2009),ample evidence to support the hypothesis that two skills were highly correlated was provided.In addition,a theoretical model for reading and writing as well as a model depiciting their correlation was put forward.However,that study was based only on theoretical facts with little practical evidence.To this end,the present paper aims to further prove this relationship through statistical analysis using SPSS.It is hoped that the results will support the hypothesis,including the theoretical models put forward in the previous paper,as well as the notion that reading and writing skills should be taught in conjunction with one another.