Describes a study conducted to examine the effects of journal writing on student performance in a math course offered as part of an eight-week summer program for educationally and economically disadvantaged youth. Indicates that students who completed practice exercises at the end of class performed better than those who wrote in their journals…

Meta-analytic results reported show that in selected examples, mathematics-space correlations are higher in females than in males, with the difference becoming more pronounced with greater selectivity. Because these samples are of gifted or college-bound youth, explanations that emphasize career-directed attitudes are suggested. (SLD)

Analyzes the graduation requirements of 40 community colleges to determine whether their general education requirements match their curricular offerings. Suggests that, in general, colleges do match general education requirements and curricular offerings and that their success assists in student transfer between two- and four-year colleges. (MAB)

Studies show that students completing Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS) in Scotland do not significantly nor consistently achieve better results in first-year university courses. Questions the basis of Howie Report and Scottish Education Office endorsements of the CSYS as a way of channeling more students into higher education. (KS)

Notes that well-designed financial aid package is importance tool in student recruitment. Explains that economics has core of principles to guide decision makers when dealing with complicated economic questions. Uses those principles to answer questions related to financial aid in attempt to create conceptual framework which can be accepted by all…

Discusses use of Peterson's College Selection Service, a computer-based service which provides detailed information on over 3,000 colleges and universities. Presents scenario of use of Peterson's to help a high school student search for information service programs. Refers to other electronic databases, such as ERIC. (ABL)

The study investigated the importance of 1,286 college applicants' attitudes about competitor institutions in determining enrollment decisions. Demographic and ability factors that may affect attitudes were controlled. Findings indicated that attitudes toward competing institutions have a significant, positive relationship to enrollment decisions.…

Discusses movie "How I Got into College," satire of college admission process and highly effective counseling tool. Describes three college counseling programs using the film in senior family workshop, junior guidance group, and senior counseling group. Presents guidelines to develop program using the film to help students and parents reduce…

Describes structure and pedagogy of SummerMath Program at Mount Holyoke College, six-week summer program designed to provide for female high school students an environment that would address deficiencies in their mathematical education. Demonstrates connections between SummerMath approach and new scholarship on women's education. Includes brief…

Describes a collaboration between the New York University (NYU) School of Education and eleven area community colleges that encourages student transfer to NYU to prepare for teaching and human-service careers. Reviews lessons learned from this partnership, which began in 1989. (EMH)

Many high school students, desperate for better grades or too lazy to study, are cheating to get ahead. In a 1998 "American School Board Journal" survey, 90% of teachers claimed cheating was a problem. High achievers could be the worst offenders. Sidebars discuss parents who condone cheating, student honor codes, and steps boards can take. (MLH)

Taps the voices of college-bound high school students concerning what it means to understand and succeed in introductory chemistry. Employs ethnographic and interpretive methods. Contains 33 references. (DDR)

A survey tested a statistical model to determine the influence of college-bound students' intentions to graduate on their expectations of the university experience. Results indicate two expectation levels, a lower level of realistic expectation about what will happen, and a higher level of expectation about what should happen. Divided by ethnic…

College campus "tours" offered online have evolved to include 360-degree views, live video, animation, talking tour guides, interactive maps with photographic links, and detailed information about buildings, departments, and programs. Proponents feel they should enhance, not replace, real tours. The synergy between the virtual tour and…

Explores the relationship between elite, independent, white boarding schools and postsecondary opportunity for African Americans, examining whether black graduates are academically and socially prepared for white colleges. Data from journals, observations, questionnaires, and interviews with black female boarding school graduates indicate that the…