RECENT STUDIES HAVE INDICATED THAT (1) COGNITIVE ABILITY, (2) AMOUNT AND KIND OF INFORMATION LEARNED TO DATE, AND (3) MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING OF CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO TEST THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ON INTELLIGENCE TEST SCORES.…

The materials in this booklet are designed especially for the low achieving student in mathematics. Containing some materials from a course in general mathematics, the booklet is intended to be used in conjunction with conventional textbook materials and is designed to serve as a source of new ideas for teachers and to relieve the teacher of much…

A basic skills program designed for first- to sixth-grade students who were underachieving in reading or arithmetic was evaluated. The program was designed to raise the students' levels of achievement and to improve their attitudes toward learning. A staff development program designed to introduce teachers to new methods of teaching basic skills,…

This study investigated the effectiveness of using the Calcumate, a copyrighted commercially available product, in teaching subtraction to average, disturbed, and retarded children in third, fourth, and fifth grades. The mechanical device simulates borrowing in subtraction problems involving two-digit numbers. Forty students were given these…

This study identified a set of six theoretical styles of learning which have as their base the individual's preferential sensory input mode. Styles involved in the study were based upon the visual, aural, haptic, interactive, print, and kinesthetic modalities. A multi-modal paired associates learning test (MMPALT) was used to determine the…

This study was undertaken to examine the possibility of controlling examination and public speaking anxiety through behavior therapy techniques. It was assumed that a reduction of examination and public speaking anxiety through such techniques would improve student performance. Three subjects participated in the study--all female, 30 years old,…

An experiment was designed to test whether or not the use of desk calculators improved the attitudes and computational skills of low achieving, ninth-grade general mathematics students. Analysis of the data did not support the hypothesis that the use of calculators would improve students' attitudes toward mathematics. The hypothesis that the use…

To attack the problem of reading deficiencies of inner-city school children, the investigators designed an intensive reading program. Thirty-two low-achieving sixth-grade children were assigned to experimental and control groups for 9 weeks. Materials were selected not only on the basis of their instructional usefulness but with regard for the…

This is the final report of a project developed to plan a program that can be used as a basis for the teaching of tenth grade general mathematics. A set of ten units that provide most of a year's work in tenth grade general mathematics was designed. A brief description of the topics included in each of these units is given. Also described are the…

This report contains the findings of a two-year experiment with junior high school low achievers in mathematics. The main purpose of the experiment was to develop a program which would relieve low achieving junior high school students from the burdens of computation as much as possible. The experiment was also designed to determine what effect…

This study investigates the relationship between pattern of achievement and self-ideal congruence of 408 ninth grade boys and girls. Underachievers, average achievers and overachievers were determined on the basis of whether their final average marks were higher or lower than had been predicted. Prediction criteria are presented. Self-ideal…

This newsletter describes various programs developed by SMSG with particular emphasis on mathematics instruction for disadvantaged children. In particular, "Mathematics for the Elementary School - Special Editions" and "Secondary School Mathematics - Special Editions," are described including their inception, writing, testing,…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of electric calculators offered an effective remedy for the lack of success and the corresponding negative attitude of the low achiever in mathematics. Two hundred and one low achievers were randomly scheduled into one of five control sections or into one of five experimental sections.…

This report is designed to share the experiences of Oregon's Department of Education, thus far, with both the conceptual and actual use of indicators in assessing progress toward State level goals and objectives. The first chapter outlines the history of the study and briefly discusses the concept of indicators as used in the report. The report…

This experiment, conducted at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel was undertaken to determine if adolescents of impaired cognitive ability caused by social and/or cultural deprivation could be rehabilitated through the use of proper teaching and counseling methods. Counseling for the experimental group of students was done by a social…