Most studies dealing with the impact of September 11, 2001 events are limited by reliance on recall of individuals about their behaviors before and after the events. To understand the consequences of significant, unexpected events, it is useful to have baseline information for the purpose of comparison. This report examines the potential effects…

Anxiety has been shown to have detrimental effects on students in the classroom. This study examined the relations between motivational variables and anxiety. In particular, this study utilized goal orientation theory to examine whether the personal goals a student adopts and the goal structures a student perceives in the classroom are predictors…

This study examined how college students' test anxiety related to previous testing experiences and self-efficacy. Participants were 29 undergraduate college students enrolled at a Midwestern university. Instruments used to measure the criterion and predictor variables were: Test Anxiety Scale, College Academic Self-efficacy Scale, Generalized…

As the population of the United States rapidly grays, the plight of older people living in assisted living situations is of growing concern to health and mental health care teams, as well as the families of the individuals residing in these living environments. This large group of residents, past the stage of living in their own homes, yet not in…

Recognition of the numerous factors that produce and affect the levels of stress existing within the teaching profession serve to reveal the complexities that exist in reducing this stress. In addition, accurate identification of the sources of teacher stress is necessary in order to determine how it can be reduced. The purpose of this case study…

When investigating the impact of predictor variables on an outcome variable or measuring the effectiveness of an educational program, educational researchers and program evaluators cannot ignore the possible influences of interaction effects. The purpose of this paper is to present a procedure that educational researchers can follow in order to…

Endorsement of the money ethic and the Protestant work ethic among past and present welfare recipients was examined in a study of three groups: 164 current recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); 159 individuals receiving AFDC while enrolled in various training programs; and 158 past AFDC recipients who are now employed. The…

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether individual differences in children's learning of emergent mathematics and literacy skills existed, and, if they did exist, whether they could be predicted from different child/environment characteristics. Eighty-one three- to five-year-old children took pretests, received training at four…

A study examined differences in motivations between fundamental Christians and atheists on the Reiss Profile of Fundamental Goals and Motivational Sensitivities. Only five of the 15 areas measured by the Reiss Profile were used in the study. The hypothesis was that (within these areas: (1) independence, (2) power, (3) vengeance, (4) status, and…

This study is an attempt to discover predictors of examination averages and marijuana usage from factors derived from 70 biographic and personality variables. The sample consisted of 521 students living in residence at the University of Alberta. The 70 variables included the first-order personality factors from Form A of Cattell's (1962) 16PF…

Value changes among three groups of Dartmouth College students are examined as studied between 1931 and 1956 and restudied as alumni between 1952 and 1969. (Author/KM)

Reports discriminate analyses using data from several National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA) measures for two groups from the NLSMA Y-population, high and low geometry achievers. The analysis correctly classified from 75 percent to 95 percent of the groups, depending on the measure used. (JP)

Article considers predictive factors in determining student success in secondary school and the correlation of social status and other variables. (RK)

The present study was undertaken to investigate differences in high school performance scholastic aptitude, and achievement motivation between disadvantaged college students who persisted successfully for 2 years and those who discontinued their studies before completing 1 year at an urban commuter university. (Author)