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Direct linkChen, P. Daniel; Simpson, Patricia A. – Journal of Higher Education, 2015
This study utilized John Holland's personality typology and the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to examine the factors that may affect students' self-selection into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. Results indicated that gender, race/ethnicity, high school achievement, and personality type were statistically…
Descriptors: Personality, Classification, STEM Education, Majors (Students)
Solomon, Daniel – J Genet Psychol, 1969
Investigation aided by a grant from the Foundations' Fund for Research in Psychiatry.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Black Students, Classification
Peer reviewedSchneider, Lawrence J.; Overton, Tom D. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1983
Discussed Holland's views that educational achievement relates to primary personality orientation in a predictable fashion. Primary code types of college males and females (N=536) were assessed. First-semester grade point averages for each code type and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores served as criterion indices. Mixed support emerged for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedWeiss, Laura H.; Schwarz, J. Conrad – Child Development, 1996
Examined the relations between parents' child-rearing style and their older adolescent children's behavior with a sample of 178 college students and their families. Found that students from Nondirective homes had significantly higher SAT scores than students from Authoritarian-Directive and Democratic homes. Students from Unengaged homes had the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Child Rearing, Classification
