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Cool, Valerie A.; Keith, Timothy Z. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1991
The extent of the direct and indirect influence of quality of instruction, motivation, quantity of academic coursework, and homework on academic achievement was investigated using path analysis. Data from the High School and Beyond Study of 28,051 high school seniors were used. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Courses, Educational Quality

Keith, Timothy Z.; Benson, Mark J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1992
This study examined the effects of school learning variables (quality, motivation, academic coursework, and homework) on high school students' grades across five ethnic groups using data from a national longitudinal study. Results indicated that the variables were important to students' grades. Asian-American students' learning was strongly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks