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Peer reviewedHardin, Veralee B.; Ames, Wilbur S. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Individualized Reading, Low Achievement, Oral Reading
Lenz, B. Keith; And Others – 1980
The study investigated the similarities between 55 delinquent, 46 low achieving (LA), 45 learning disabled (LD), and 30 normal achieving (NA) adolescents from grades 7 through 12 and their parents. Each adolescent and parent was given a questionnaire covering a wide variety of descriptive variables. In addition, data or grade point average,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Delinquency
Download full textAlgozzine, Bob; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1980
A common practice in the field of learning disabilities is analysis of ability-achievement discrepancies. The reliability of such difference scores is an important statistic in such decision making. In the study, selected ability and achievement devices were administered to a sample of 99 fourth grade low achievers (half of whom were identified as…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Handicap Identification
Rosier, Malcolm J. – 1978
More students from lower socio-economic status homes leave school because they have lower achievement and poorer attitudes. Home background has little direct influence on the decision to leave. Other factors studied were type of school, locale (state), and sex. Type of school had little influence on the decision to leave school. Differences…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, Educational Environment
Kavanagh, James F.; Yeni-Komshian, Grace – 1978
The 8-chapter booklet gives an overview of what is known and what remains to be known about developmental dyslexia. Chapter 1 defines the scope of reading problems in general, while chapter 2 defines dyslexia-"children who have difficulty learning to read, for no apparent reason". Chapter 4 outlines the normal reading process. Possible causes for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dyslexia, Etiology, Learning Disabilities
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1964
CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN CAN LEARN WELL WHEN THEY ARE OFFERED A REALISTIC CURRICULUM AND REALISTIC MATERIALS OF INSTRUCTION. EDUCATIONAL DEMANDS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULT EDUCATION REQUIRE DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO PROPERLY EDUCATE LOW ACHIEVERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUNDS. PUBLISHERS SHOULD AID THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials, Learning Experience
GREGORY, MERRY ANNE – 1966
AT GRAND RAPIDS JUNIOR COLLEGE, A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR ENTERING STUDENTS WITH HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGES OF 1.5 OR LESS IN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS PROGRAM, THE AUTHOR COMPARED THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THREE GROUPS--(1) A CONTROL GROUP OF LOW ACHIEVERS WHO ENROLLED IN THE COLLEGE BEFORE THE…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade Point Average, Low Achievement
GRAVES, MARIAN F.; PEAGLER, OWEN F. – 1961
OBJECTIVES ARE TO HELP COUNSELORS IDENTIFY LOW ACHIEVERS, TO STIMULATE TALENT AND ABILITY, AND TO EXPLORE PROCEDURES THAT COULD BE USED TO INTEREST AND MOTIVATE UNDERACHIEVERS AND TO ENLIST COOPERATION FROM PARENTS. RECOMMENDED ARE ATTEMPTS TO EXPOSE CHILDREN TO CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION. THE COUNSEL WORKS WITH TEN…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment
MATHIEU, PHILIPPA L.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERSONAL-INTERPERSONAL VARIABLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WERE STUDIED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO DISCOVER PRACTICABLE MEANS OF FACILITATING THE KINDS OF GROWTH WHICH LEAD TO SOCIAL AWARENESS, PERSONAL COMPETENCE, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ON THE PART OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Counselors, Group Counseling
Schunk, Dale H. – 1980
This experiment was designed to (1) test the effectiveness of proximal goals in promoting performance, developing self-efficacy, and fostering interest in activities, and (2) investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and interest. The focus of the study was children's mastery of arithmetic operations in which they had displayed low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis
GRINDER, ROBERT E.
THE AIM OF THE PRODUCT RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENT BOYS IS TO MAKE SCHOOL ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS CLOSE TO TERMINATING THEIR EDUCATION. BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT CERTAIN STRATEGIES OF EGO FUNCTIONING OR COGNITIVE STYLE UNDERLY COMPETENT CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE SPECIFIC CUES THAT WILL LEAD TO SUCH BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Dropout Prevention
KINGSLEY, G. GORDON; SCHELLER, THOMAS G. – 1966
SUBJECTS FOR THIS STUDY WERE 60 RANDOMLY SELECTED LOW ACHIEVING UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA STUDENTS WHO HAD TRANSFERRED FROM 4-YEAR CURRICULUMS TO THE 2-YEAR GENERAL COLLEGE. ONE GROUP OF 20 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SIX WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH ASSIGNED COUNSELORS, A SECOND GROUP OF 20 MET IN SIX 50-MINUTE GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS, AND THE…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Grade Point Average, Group Counseling, Individual Counseling
Zimmerman, Joseph – 1968
The materials in this Enrichment Student Project (ESP) are designed especially for the low achiever student in mathematics. The booklet is a self contained unit consisting of four elements--a mathematical puzzle, a set of instructions, response sheets, and a suitable container for keeping the unit together. ESP is a motivational idea aimed at…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials
Papay, Twila Yates – 1977
This paper describes a developmental course in writing skills designed for college freshmen and offers guidelines for gaining acceptance of the course in the college community. The course consists of six credits of work earned in two semesters. Each week, students are required to attend three class periods, one writing laboratory session, and one…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
Bar-Tal, Daniel; Frieze, Irene Hanson – 1975
Research designed to analyze the effect of achievement motivation and gender as determinants of attributions for success and failure is described. One-hundred and twenty male and female subjects, divided according to levels of achievement motivation, were asked to do an anagram task at which they were made to succeed or fail. Ratings of ability,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Failure, Individual Differences
