This study examined the relationship between writing apprehension and academic achievement among undergraduate honors students at the University of Alabama. A total of 75 male honors students completed Daly and Miller's Writing Apprehension Test and self-reported their grade point averages (GPA). The test measured apprehension or anxiety and fear…

Students from four academic status groups, four class standing groups, and both sexes completed a survey of problems related to academic performance. Significant differences were found between status and class groups and sexes on the kinds of problems reported and between status groups on the total problems reported. (Author/RC)

This follow-up study of Kansas Regents Honors Academy participants found that they were likely to be white females who pursued postsecondary education in their home state and entered the fields of biological sciences, social sciences, business, engineering, English, or education. Data offer guidance for advising academically gifted students. (EV)

Outlines principles that guide a successful undergraduate economics honors program: simplicity, accessibility, skill development, risk minimization, and incentives to combat procrastination. Describes a model which specifies three of the usual six electives and requires a senior thesis that makes an original contribution to economics…

Describes the development of a model for improving the calculus achievement of minority group college students currently used by 25 institutions of higher learning. Utilizes group study and an "honors class," rather than a remedial approach. (FMW)

Argues that guided reading and discussion of good young-adult literature should be part of English/Language Arts, guidance, and interdisciplinary programs for gifted as well as typical teens. Recommends and describes a list of applicable books. (KEH)

The University of Utah offers an interdisciplinary, historically oriented humanities-science course, a modification and extension of the traditional Western Civilization course, in its honors program. The course has been successful for 12 years. (MSE)

It is inappropriate to judge high school teachers' failure rates without making appropriate modifications to reflect student-caused failures. Devising an adjusted failure rate addresses this problem. If properly placed students with 10 or more days absent and 10% or more missing homework assignments are removed from failure numbers, the…

A high school's abortive attempt to abolish ninth-grade honors English and math classes serves to illustrate some difficulties inherent in site-based management. The challenge is balancing the power of the people with that of selected representatives. Patience, tolerance, respect, and uncertainty are the four cornerstones of democracy, whether in…

The Problem-Solving Inventory and Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal were administered to 53 honors English, 43 traditional English, and 40 applied communications students. Critical thinking skills in none of the groups were significantly changed during the school year. A longer time frame and training in self-appraisal were suggested. (SK)

This study gathered information about the match between university honors programs and the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted university students. A unique aspect of this study rested on the fact that honors students were given the opportunity to share their own perceptions. The researcher chose to focus on honors students' needs, as…

This study investigated the ways in which the technological tool, The Geometer's Sketchpad, mediated the understandings that high school Honors Geometry students developed about geometric transformations by focusing on their uses of technological affordances and the ways in which they interpreted technological results in terms of figure and…

The case-based computerized laboratory (CCL) is a chemistry learning environment that integrates computerized experiments with emphasis on scientific inquiry and comprehension of case studies. The research objective was to investigate chemical understanding and graphing skills of high school honors students via bidirectional visual and textual…