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Peer reviewedTorrance, E. Paul – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1980
Some Japanese cultural characteristics that foster creativity, giftedness, and achievement are examined: and based on these, eight specific suggestions are offered that might be useful in solving some of America's national problems of underachievement, particularly among gifted and talented children. (DLS)
Descriptors: Achievement, Creative Development, Creativity, Foreign Countries
Download full textLacher, Maury – 1973
There are a number of apparent similarities between dropouts and academic achievers: both groups have been described as alienated and impulsive, and both can be difficult counselees because they reject some traditional values. This investigation focused on the behaviors and attitudes of a group of 23 male college sophomores who were academic…
Descriptors: Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior, College Students
Peer reviewedLawrence, Peter – Higher Education Review, 1979
The status, function, and education of engineers in Britain and West Germany are compared. Status of the German engineer, engineering education in Germany, the engineer and German society, and the overachieving engineer are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
Wyman, W. C.; And Others – 1972
In this study of the relationship between factors in the home and school achievement, teachers' ratings and student scores on a standard achievement test were examined in light of parental expectations for the child's independence behavior, the child's personal qualities, and his future work values. Mothers of 441 fifth graders were interviewed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Elementary School Students, Family Attitudes
PANCRAZIO, SALLY; STARR, FAY H. – 1966
SCORES FROM 16 VARIABLES WERE USED TO ASSESS DIFFERENCES AMONG 194 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS OF 4 TEXAS COMMUNITIES WHO WERE AMONG MORE THAN 1,500 PUPILS INCLUDED IN THE "TEXAS HUMAN TALENT PROJECT." SUBJECTS WERE CLASSIFIED INTO "UP,""DOWN," OR "STABLE" SAMPLES. CLASSIFICATION INTO THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
FARQUHAR, WILLIAM W. – 1963
ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION WAS STUDIED BETWEEN OVER- AND UNDER-ACHIEVING STUDENTS IN THE ELEVENTH-GRADE TO DEVELOP AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF MOTIVATION FOR USE IN PREDICTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS OR FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 800 STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED FOR VALIDATION AND CROSS-VALIDATION SAMPLES. THEY WERE DIVIDED BY SEX AND ACHIEVEMENT.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement, Females
Brodis, Nellie T.; And Others – 1970
The 4 reports contained in this document present the results of a pilot study of differential coping behavior among siblings. The IRGOP researchers proposed to investigate the factors related to why some children achieve well in school and thereby take the first step in moving out of poverty. Four areas of concern -- human development, sociology,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement, Adolescents, Attitudes
