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Peer reviewedBailey, Roger C.; Bailey, Kent G. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1974
The developmental trends in the relationship between students' self ratings of scholastic ability and objective measures of these abilities were investigated. (DP)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Age Differences, College Students, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedHarvey, Dale G.; Slatin, Gerald T. – Social Forces, 1975
In order to assess the degree to which teachers' expectations are related to children's social class characteristics, 96 elementary school teachers of lower and middle-upper class children were asked to judge performance potential and related characteristics, including SES background, from a set of photographs of black and white children.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bias, Elementary School Students, Expectation
Leith, G. O. M.; and others – Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
Greising, Robert A. – N Cent Assn Quart, 1969
Paper presented to the Presidents' and Deans' Workshop at the North Central Association Annual Meeting, March 25, 1969.
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Background, College Students, Compensatory Education
McClinton, Sandra L.; Topping, Carolyn – 1981
Teachers' perceptions of students' adjustment to first grade were investigated in an attempt to discover whether or not the extended kindergarten day (EKD) affects such adjustment. The sample consisted of 80 children from 10 public first grade classrooms in a central Colorado school district. Eight children were randomly selected from each…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Morse, Roberta; And Others – 1980
Treatment for two types of anxiety was tested in 78 black college freshmen: state anxiety, characterized by subjective feelings of tension, apprehension, and worry; and trait anxiety, the disposition to perceive a certain situation as threatening or dangerous. Students who were found to have high anxiety levels were assigned to four treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Anxiety, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Black Colleges
PDF pending restorationCarey, James O.; Hannafin, Michael J. – 1981
This study examined the relationships among presentational stimuli (oral, visual, oral plus visual), types of content (concrete, abstract), and learner ability (high verbal, low verbal). Third grade students either heard a short story, watched pictures showing the same short story, or heard and watched a combination of the oral and picture…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Ability, Audiovisual Aids, Aural Learning
Lester, Virginia L. – 1978
A series of profiles are presented, drawn from a Student Biographical Inventory questionnaire that asked students to rate themselves on a list of traits. The evaluations, obtained from 2710 entering students at Empire State College, have been grouped into two sets of analysis: traits reflecting the individual's success orientation and traits…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Biographical Inventories, College Students, Developmental Stages
Douglass, James B. – 1980
The three-, two- and one-parameter (Rasch) logistic item characteristic curve models are compared for use in a large multi-section college course. Only the three-parameter model produced clearly unacceptable parameter estimates for 100 item tests with examinee samples ranging from 594 to 1082. The Rasch and two-parameter models were compared for…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Course Content, Difficulty Level
COUNCE, D. SHELBY
THE GOALS OF THE SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENT (STS) PROJECT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE WERE--TO PROVIDE CHALLENGING COURSES AND PROGRAMS EMPHASIZING QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AND SCHOLARSHIP, TO DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY, INDEPENDENT STUDY, AND MOTIVATION FOR RESEARCH, TO ENCOURAGE THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development
ELLIS, BETTY W. – 1964
THE GUIDANCE FORMAT FOR EACH OCCUPATION INCLUDES FIVE MAJOR TOPICS--PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, ADVANCEMENT AND OUTLOOK, AND RELATED AND SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONS. THE OUTLINES ARE INTENDED TO HELP THE STUDENT IDENTIFY AND APPRAISE HIS OWN PATTERN OF…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Employment Opportunities
Fish, Virginia Kemp – 1979
This is part of a longitudinal investigation of the academic and career development of an eighth-grade class through to their third year after high school, conducted by the Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Schools/Western Michigan University - Center for Educational Studies. The study examined the relationship between science teachers' evaluations of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Development, Educational Research, Females
Download full textTirre, William C.; And Others – 1980
The reading achievement test performance of 180 sixth grade students in contrasting reading programs was examined. One program (Matteson) was an explicitly sequenced, behaviorally oriented skills program; the other (Scott Foresman) placed more emphasis on rich language experience and less emphasis on specific skill development. An…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Comparative Analysis, Coordination
Epstein, Kenneth I.; Steinheiser, Frederick H., Jr. – 1978
A multiparameter, programmable model was developed to examine the interactive influence of certain parameters on the probability of deciding that an examinee had attained a specified degree of mastery. It was applied within the simulated context of performance testing of military trainees. These parameters included: (1) the number of assumed…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bayesian Statistics, Cutting Scores, Hypothesis Testing
Purushothaman, M. – 1978
This collection of references and research findings was initially compiled in connection with a conference on the "Linguistic Needs of West Indian Children." The first section includes research reviews and critiques. The second section includes research on the following subjects: (1) ability; (2) attainment/achievement; (3) attitudes,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Bibliographies
