"This investigation sought to determine curricular and background correlates of growth in ability during college. In contrast to previous studies, the results suggest differences in predicted growth between the sexes. (Author/AP)

This study examined gender and aptitude distinctions (average versus below average) among developmental college students in task value, reported use of learning strategies, and academic achievement. The sample consisted of 286 developmental students from a community college in the Midwest, of whom 129 were female. Two measures of achievement were…

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was used to predict the major field choices of students at four large universities. Results strongly suggested that (a) mathematical ability is an important determinant of major field choice, and (b) the male-female difference in major field choice is largely mediated by the sex difference in mathematical…

Studied preservice elementary and secondary teachers to determine their attitudes toward mathematics and their basic mathematics abilities. Findings suggest that preservice teachers as a group are neither low in attitude nor ability. (Author)

A human figure drawing instrument was administered to Black children from the Virgin Islands and Georgia and to White children from Mexico. Both cultural and sex differences occurred, influencing the drawings. Black children from different cultures differed from each other on this instrument. (Author/BEF)

Cross-cultural differences in creative thinking were assessed for 51 American and 54 Japanese college students. The American students showed significantly higher scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) figural test than the Japanese students. No gender differences were found in either culture. TTCT performance did not correlate…

Various hypotheses and opinions relating to cognitive differences between males and females are reviewed. It is shown that the largest sources of cognitive differences between the sexes can be traced to courses of study and other aspects of relevant experience based on outmoded sex role stereotypes. (Author/GC)

This study continues the search for meaningful relationships between counselor trainee characteristics and effectiveness. Self-disclosure, dogmatism, locus of control, Machiavellianism, academic aptitude, and sex of counselor trainees were investigated for relationships to effectiveness during practicum or internship. (Author)

The relative predictive validity of girls' and boys' success in algebra is examined. Eighth-grade students completed the Orleans-Hanna Algebra Prognosis Test. These prognosis test scores were correlated with grades that students subsequently earned in first-year algebra. Algebra grades of girls proved to be the more predictable. (Author/DWH)

Presents results of an investigation into the cognitive engagement processes used by more and less successful learners in a computer problem solving game. Results show records of more and less successful students to be distinguished by spontaneous use of self-regulated learning processes. More successful students shifted to cognitive engagement…

A path analytic model is hypothesized and tested to explain the effect of a series of intellective and nonintellective student attributes on high school achievement and college achievement. Patterns of predictability for male and female students are compared. (Author/GK)

A British study of 93 male and 35 female students taking advanced-level (A-level) physics showed that females who had chosen to pursue A-levels tended to have higher ability, preferred contextualized teaching and learning, and were more person oriented in their career choices. (SK)

The study examined computer aptitude among 56 learning disabled (LD) and 56 non LD junior high students. Students were administered the Computer Aptitude, Literacy, and Interest Profile (CALIP). Results revealed no significant difference in computer aptitude among groups or between male and female non LD students. A significant difference was…

The purpose of this 1967 study was to compare rural-urban differences in the academic aspirations held by some 6000 Minnesota high school juniors. Criteria for determining the college plans of adolescents were taken from responses to the question "What further schooling do you plan after high school?" Those selecting the alternative…