Examined academic self-concept of 133 undergraduate students who completed Academic Self-Concept Scale. Areas of concern for this sample included academic self-concept; scholastic ability; academic skills; and the students' confidence in the classroom, especially in relationships with instructors. Assertion and time management appeared to be…

A study of 41 graduate nursing students found they had high achievement motivation and academic ability. Trait anxiety was the only valid predictor of academic success. Academic ability and inherent anxiety had greater potential for predicting students who would succeed. (Author/SK)

Examined the Success for All Program's effects on elementary students' reading achievement. A comparison between two SFA schools and two matched-control schools showed that African-American students in SFA schools performed comparably to their White counterparts in all four schools and significantly outperformed noncontrol minority students. (47…

Identifies and discusses the four learning styles identified by the Gregorc Style Delineator: (1) concrete sequential; (2) abstract random; (3) abstract sequential; and (4) concrete random. Offers suggestions for teaching students with differing learning styles. (VWC)

Research is reviewed on stress, depression, and suicide among adolescents with learning disabilities from the risk resilience perspective. Adolescents with nonverbal learning disabilities and/or those who are less academically adept manifest higher rates of depression. Some evidence also exists to support an increased risk of suicide among this…

Mainstreamed students (N=37) with learning disabilities (LD) and an equal number of nondisabled (ND) high school students were compared on five independent variables: grades, time spent on homework, scholastic competence, global self-worth, and school membership. ND students reported higher grades and more favorable ratings of scholastic…

A New Hampshire study shows that first-generation students and students with college-educated parents consider attending similar postsecondary institutions. Having a low family income does not appear to restrict college-interested students from considering more exclusive and/or expensive institutions. Students' academic ability influences their…

Examines, through two studies, the tendency of French students of different academic levels to use the prototype-matching strategy (a decision-making strategy where self-concept guides one's choices). Results suggest that not only high achieving students use the prototype-matching strategy. (CMK)

Describes a survey of 101 students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to examine the efficacy of student-generated study groups. Indicates that college study groups were fairly widespread at UIC, with 34% of the total sample having participated in groups and 85% citing improvement from participation. Includes 21 citations. (MAB)

Investigates the general factor and uniqueness characteristics of the individual tests of the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability-Revised (WJTCA-R). Only 2 of the 19 WJTCA-R tests examined had low general factor loadings, while 2 had low uniqueness. All other tests had medium or high uniqueness. Discusses implications for clinical…

Examines the performance characteristics of 83 school-identified learning-disabled children on the Differential Ability Scales. Sixty percent showed a significant standard score discrepancy between the General Conceptual Ability and at least one achievement test. Implications regarding the educational diagnostic and intervention processes…

Examines gender differences in EXPLORE scores of gifted third through sixth graders. Results reveal that boys performed better on Mathematics and Science reasoning, and girls performed better on Reading, but effect sizes were negligible. Test performance of boys in mathematics was somewhat stronger than that of girls, but results favoring girls in…

Analysis of data from a panel study of homeless youth in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, found that various elements of human and social capital previously associated with conventional business success also played important roles in criminal success. Predictors included desire for wealth, propensity for risk taking, willingness to cooperate, and…

Examines the relative emphasis placed on different student competencies by 248 faculty members in disparate theory-based clusters of academic departments. Findings suggest that faculty create distinctive academic environments inclined to require, reinforce, and reward their preferred patterns of student abilities and interests in a manner…

Describes an analysis of children's performance in the 1997 mathematics test taken by all 7- and 14-year-olds in England and Wales. Identifies and places the correct answers and errors made on the tests on a Rasch scale ranking the children's ability. Includes references. (CMK)