Abstract
That the written compositions of high-school students are character ized by a general lack of clear, forceful, and precise expression has been shown by several studies. OBrien points out that emphasis, precision, and style are conspicuously lacking in the written work of high-school students. He attributes this lack to the attempt of the students to com municate thought without an adequate command of the verbal instru ments needed.1 Although several studies have revealed the prevailing dearth of vocabulary in high-school students, few have dealt with the vocabulary development of college students. The following study seeks: (1) to determine the vocabulary em ployed by typical freshmen and upper-classmen in written work, and (2) to compare this vocabulary with the vocabulary manifested by the same students in reading.
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