Suggestions on way to respond to letters of reference for doctoral applicants. (IR)

Outlines a guidance system for students in construction courses. (SB)

Examined were differential performances among categories of first graders when solving arithmetical workd problems of eight types under two distinct conditions. The categories were based on various types of quantitative comparisons which children are known to make. Several statistically significant results were obtained involving differences…

What happens when explanations externalizing the cause of one's achievement failures are no longer credible? College undergraduates experiencing successive subjective failure in classroom tests gave postdictive explanations for failures, indicated shame, and rated expectancy for future success. Self-worth predictions suggest despair occurs when…

Is it compassionate--knowing the great variety in ability, in attitude, and skills--to require the "same" performance of all? Surely we can tolerate differences in performance while insuring that each child, given whatever handicaps or gifts, attains his or her highest level of performance. (Author/SJL)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised profiles of 30 "uneven gifted" children (mean age 10 years) were examined to assess strengths and deficits as well as scatter. (Author)

A mathematics test and the Thurstone PMA Battery were administered to 225 technical students. The item/item correlations were analyzed using both a principal components and a maximum-likelihood method. After varimax rotation, the same structure emerged from both. Results suggest a "mathematical ability" factor independent of…

A program written in BASIC that produces a 20-item mathematics test is given. (MK)

Examined the influence of gender on students' institutional aid awards while controlling for academic ability and need. Found no direct evidence of gender bias; however, when examining institutional characteristics, indirect implications suggested that gender was related to the relationship between academic ability as measured by the SAT/ACT and…

Study skills are fundamental to academic competence. Effective study skills are associated with positive outcomes across multiple academic content areas and for diverse learners. The purpose of this article is to describe an information-processing perspective on the contribution of study skills to academic competence, and to identify…

Asserts that the dynamics of black youth sports involvement and the blind faith of black youths and families in sports as a vehicle for self-realization and socioeconomic advancement generate complex problems for black society. Black families often push their children toward sports careers, neglecting personal and cultural development. Discusses…

Examines the relative contributions of gender and context (rural, urban, suburban) in explaining variability among high school students on measures of vocabulary, reading comprehension, mathematics, perceptual discrimination, paired-associated memory, and spatial reasons. Reports that with socioeconomic status controlled, gender and context…

A teacher recounts his work with an unmotivated sixth-grader who did not work up to his potential. Admission to an academically talented program not only provided him with opportunities to explore beyond the basics presented in his regular classroom, but also helped him to improve performance overall. (CB)