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Download full textBrint, Steven; Cantwell, Allison M. – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Using data from the 2008 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey, we show that study time and academic conscientiousness were lower among students in humanities and social science majors than among students in science and engineering majors. Analytical and critical thinking experiences were no more evident among humanities and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Study, Social Sciences, Engineering
Direct linkMowschenson, Julie Joyal; Weintraub, Robert J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
This article describes Brookline High School's new Tutorial Program, an alternative to the more traditional special education learning center. The Tutorial serves students with learning disabilities, replacing conventional special education support with academic guidance from regular classroom teachers. Tutorial students meet daily with a team of…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Learning Disabilities, Standardized Tests, Learning Centers (Classroom)
York, E. Anne – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2008
The purpose of this research was to examine the college and career plans of a high-achieving group of students, high school valedictorians, to determine whether the females had equal aspirations with the males at the end of the senior year of high school in terms of their intended college major, the selectivity of their chosen college, and for…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Females, Academic Achievement, High Achievement
Peer reviewedHartnett, Rodney T. – Journal of Higher Education, 1987
Undergraduate admission test scores were traced for Ph.D. recipients in eight arts and science disciplines and compared to the scores of those who earned degrees in business, law, and medicine. The data do not support the hypothesis that more able college graduates have done post-baccalaureate study in the professions. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Business, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Grandy, Jerilee – 1984
This study analyzed existing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and selected student background variables to answer the following seven questions about students planning to major in the humanitiess and related social sciences: (1) Have SAT and GRE scores for these students declined? (2) In what ways have…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Ethnic Groups
Rock, Donald A.; And Others – 1971
The effects of college environments on student achievement on three GRE area achievement tests, when the initial ability of students was controlled were studied. A wide variety of environmental measures for 95 colleges were included. The method computed within-school regression lines, then colleges were clustered on regression lines, using a…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude
