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Assessing a New Approach to Class-Based Affirmative Action
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Gaertner, Matthew N. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2011
In November, 2008, Colorado and Nebraska voted on amendments that sought to end race-based affirmative action at public universities. In anticipation of the vote, Colorado's flagship public institution--The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU)--explored statistical approaches to support class-based affirmative action. This paper details CU's…
Descriptors: Race, Universities, Income, Overachievement
A Comparison of High Ability Under-Achievers with Low Ability Over-Achievers.
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Pemberton, Carol – 1968
In this study the responses of 30 colleges seniors who over-achieved in terms of predicted grade point average (GPA), were compared with those made by 38 high ability under-achievers. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and GPA's were compared with those for two groups of students performing as predicted. Over-achievers were found to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, High Achievement, Higher Education
Student Learning Processes: How Poorly Prepared Students Succeed in College.
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Easton, John Q.; Ginsberg, Rick – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Describes a study of community college students attending a City Colleges of Chicago campus, who received high grades through diligent study rather than high aptitude. Interviews conducted with 26 students revealed that participation in learning, review/restudy, selectivity in classes and teachers, and planning were responsible for students'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, High Achievement, Overachievement, Student Attitudes
Divergent Cognitive Styles in Academic Overachievers.
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Spotts, Nina R. – 1972
This study explored the relationship of two distinctive types of divergent cognitive styles, "cold" creativity and "hot" creativity, to academic overachievement. The "cold" divergent cognitive style was found to be a controlled, problem-solving approach to stimuli, whereas the "hot" divergent cognitive style was a freer, more impulsive response to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Engineering Education and Meritocracy.
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Lawrence, 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
SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-IMAGES TO ACHIEVEMENT IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS.
BROOKOVER, WILBUR B.; AND OTHERS – 1962
VARIOUS EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN THAT SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY IS RELATED TO SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AND IS CAPABLE OF MEASUREMENT. A SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY SCALE WAS DEVELOPED IN TWO FORMS--(1) GENERAL SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY AND (2) SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY IN SPECIFIC SCHOOL SUBJECTS. MAJOR RESULTS OF THE STUDY REVEALED THAT (1) SEVENTH-GRADE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Family Characteristics, Grade 7
Against All Odds: Lessons from Parents of Migrant High-Achievers.
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Trevino, Roberto E. – 2004
A case study examined the nature of parent involvement in five Mexican-origin, migrant families with children who were highly successful students. The families had their home base in different regions of Texas. Each had a child recognized as an exemplary migrant high school graduate, and together the families had more than 40 academically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Child Rearing, Educational Attitudes