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Download full textJensen, Arthur R. – 1967
The importance and consequences of raising the average ability level (IQ) of the population requires consideration of the ability level that society requires, how the relevant abilities are distributed, and the efficiency of the current educational process. Within the framework of these factors, the document discusses the determinants of mental…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Children
Soares, Anthony T.; Soares, Louise M. – 1971
This study sought to determine the self-concept level, expectancy of success in school subjects, and actual achievement in those subjects of disadvantaged youths in high school in comparison to advantaged boys. The subjects (Ss) consisted of 100 disadvantaged and 100 advantaged boys from an urban integrated high school. No Ss were in the college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Disadvantaged Youth, High School Students
Peer reviewedLarson, Reed W.; Richards, Maryse H. – American Journal of Education, 1991
Time sampling data from 392 fifth to ninth graders from working-class and middle-class suburbs of Chicago (Illinois) show high rates of boredom within and outside of school. High boredom correlates with high ability and with oppositional behavior (when ability is controlled), but not with onset of adolescence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Individual Differences, Junior High School Students
Berkeley, Muriel V.; Entwisle, Doris R. – 1979
This is an intensive observational study of teacher behavior in six kindergartens in three schools. The schools were picked to be typical examples of a white middle class suburban school, an integrated lower class urban school, and a black lower class urban school. In all three schools teachers used the greatest proportion of class time (from 33…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Peck, Robert F. – 1975
Eight propositions regarding the interaction of teachers and students to create educational outcomes are presented and discussed: 1. It is necessary to look at both cognitive and affective outcomes whenever we want to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers, or an educational program. 2. There is a need for more research on the reciprocal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Wang, Margaret C., Ed. – 1985
Four research papers on temperament and school learning and two commentaries are presented. "Early Temperament and Later Educational Outcomes," by Jacqueline V. Lerner, Stella Chess, and Kathleen Lenerz, discusses temperament characteristics and academic attainment. One hundred thirty-three middle class subjects were studied from early infancy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
