While there are many varieties of learning activities geared to individual levels of ability, one of the best keys to inspire students to achieve more than they have in the past is to care about them. (Author)

Rather than adopting a marking system as perfect for all circumstances, educators might find themselves more competent evaluators by first determining the circumstance and then applying the appropriate marking system. (Author)

This study was undertaken to see if certain identifiable variables could be used to help distinguish between the potential transfer student and his nontransferring counter part. (Author)

Describes a program at North Hennepin State Junior College (Minnesota), offering educational opportunities to senior citizens. (SP)

Twelve women in an adult creative writing class offered by Spokane, Washington, Community College offer a collective story about the college and their experience in returning to the classroom. (DS)

Reports on the contributions made at parades, athletic events, and national celebrations of junior college precision marching and drill teams.

Study concerned with identifying and measuring self-made academic predictions of entering junior college freshmen and with relating these predictions to past and future academic performance, as well as to measures of scholastic aptitude. (Authors)

In the case of success-failure predictions, approximately 75 percent of those predicted to succeed did and 51 percent of those predicted to fail failed. (Editor)

The hypotheses tested in this study were substantiated and the results offer implications for vocational guidance. (Author)

The study compared community college transfers with the four year students at the University of Massachusetts and found that the two year institutions were doing their jobs and should not be discounted. (Author)

Provides citations and abstracts of ERIC documents about societal, academic, and personal factors that influence student motivation. Includes research studies, teacher guides, program descriptions, and a research manual. (DMM)

Stresses the value of community college alumni as college supporters, benefactors, and volunteers. Lists difficulties in organizing community college alumni associations. Reviews the history of the four-year college alumni movement. Suggests procedures for alumni identification and location, increasing involvement, organizational options, and…

Cites 10 documents from the ERIC junior colleges collection, which report on surveys of two-year college students' attitudes and demographic, socioeconomic, and academic characteristics. (AYC)