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Lin, Yi-Guang; McKeachie, Wilbert J. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Peck, Robert F. – 1971
Patterns of sex and socioeconomic differences in aptitude and achievement were compared among eight countries. A universal pattern appeared in which higher status children scored better than lower status children in aptitude, achievement, and school grades. Peer reputation largely ran the same way, with mild exceptions. The social differences in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Testing
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Shaw, Daniel S.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Relative fits of 3 factor-structure models of adolescent reckless behavior were examined using the 10-item Reckless Behavior Questionnaire with 1,357 college and 181 high school students. Both one- and two-factor models were found to be satisfactory representations. Implications of a study of construct validity are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns