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Hartley, Michael T. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2013
In this study, the relationships between measures of inter- and intrapersonal resilience and mental health were examined with respect to academic persistence in college students with mental health issues. A sample of 121 undergraduate students with mental health issues was recruited from campus mental health offices offering college counseling,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology), Mental Health, Mental Disorders
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Anis, Yasmeen; Krause, Jeremy A.; Blum, Emily N. – Research in the Schools, 2016
Mathematics anxiety typically involves apprehension toward activities that require computation, which can lead to complications in every-day-life activities (Ashcraft, 2002). Mathematics anxiety also has become accepted as an issue associated with academic success for both children and adults (Ashcraft, 2002; Ashcraft & Moore, 2009; Beilock,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Anxiety, Gender Differences
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Rose, Harriett A.; Elton, Charles F. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1973
Declarers of above average, average, and below average Practical Skills on the ACT Student Profile Report were compared on the basis of OPI personality scale scores by means of multivariate analysis of covariance. Results indicated significant differences by level of Practical Skill and no significant interaction between sex and practical skill…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Disadvantaged, Industrial Arts, Personality Development
Harpole, Sandra; Gifford, Vernon – 1985
This study was conducted to relate personal, cognitive, and school variables to physics achievement. The sample consisted of 435 students participating in the 1985 Mississippi State University Annual Physics Competition. The Student Background Questionnaire was planned and developed to collect information on each variable examined. The predictor…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Performance Factors
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Evaluation. – 1972
The study is an attempted replication of a 1967 study in which the American College Test (ACT) was administered to a sample consisting of about half the high school seniors in Texas. The ACT battery measures students' developed abilities; in addition, pupil information questionnaires were administered in both years. Although there was a decline in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Blacks, Cultural Differences, High School Seniors