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Download full textWilczenski, Felicia L.; Gillespie-Silver, Patricia – 1990
Data were collected on 211 undergraduates who were followed by Learning Disabled Student Services (LDSS) at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst during the academic year 1988-1989. Additional data on educational backgrounds were collected for 80 members of the LDSS population, to define variables important in predicting college outcomes.…
Descriptors: Age, College Students, Educational Background, High Achievement
Peer reviewedRobinson, Nancy M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1987
The limited research on precocity in infants and preschool children is reviewed, examining specifically the problems of: describing young gifted children, predicting their future development, determining the origins of high achievement motivation and commitment, and nurturing the talent at home and/or in the preschool. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Need, Child Development, Gifted
Peer reviewedAdair, Russel K. – College and University, 1991
Precollege quantitative measures were used to predict college persistence in natural sciences for high-achieving high school graduates. High school grades in math and science and the highest math Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score were positive predictors. A Math 2 achievement test test score or projected score was the strongest predictor.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
