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Couch, James V.; And Others – 1979
An investigation of self-statements, test anxiety and academic achievement studied 426 college students. Research methodology is defined, demographics and student profiles for both facilitative and debilitative test anxiety are presented, with the resulting findings for each testing component. The student profile for high facilitative test anxiety…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, College Students, High Achievement
Fredrick, Wayne; And Others – 1979
A study of 39 elementary schools in Chicago was conducted to compare two sets of schools, those whose students made above average yearly gains in reading comprehension and those whose students' reading gains were below average. These schools were compared on the proportion of time spent on task, on what the teacher and pupils did during reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, High Achievement, Low Achievement
Download full textGOLD, BENJAMIN K. – 1968
THE LOS ANGELES CITY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT CONDUCTED A 6-WEEK EXPERIMENT FOR THREE GROUPS OF UNDEREDUCATED YOUTH--(1) 50 WITH LOW HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, (2) 51 FROM BILINGUAL HOMES AND ALSO WITH LOW GRADES, AND (3) 51 ADMITTED TO COLLEGE BUT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A C AVERAGE. AMONG THE PROGRAM'S 10 OBJECTIVES WERE (1) REFINING CERTAIN TEACHING…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, College Faculty, Disadvantaged Youth, Experimental Programs
NELSON, MARVEN O. – 1967
WHEN REMEDIAL COURSES IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, AND STUDY SKILLS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING FAILURE AND ATTRITION RATES AT ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A PROGRAM OF REQUIRED COUNSELING WAS ADDED, BASED UPON NINE ASSUMPTIONS--(1) ALL BEHAVIOR IS PURPOSIVE, (2) ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A DESIRE TO ACHIEVE, (3) LEARNING IS A CONSEQUENCE OF LIFE…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Individual Counseling, Low Achievement
Central Iowa Low-Achiever Mathematics Project, Des Moines. – 1967
THIS PAPER, CONSISTING OF A COLLECTION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHING IDEAS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES, IS A COMPILATION OF THOSE FOUND TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE BY THE CONTRIBUTING TEACHERS IN THE 1967-68 CENTRAL IOWA LOW-ACHIEVER MATHEMATICS PROJECT. THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PAPER ARE INTENDED FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
ROUECHE, JOHN E. – 1968
THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH NONSELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICIES ATTRACTS INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL DEFICIENCES, ESPECIALLY IN ACADEMIC SKILLS, WHICH PREVENT SUCCESS IN YPICAL COLLEGE COURSES. HOWEVER, WHILE ALMOST ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AGREE WITH THE OPEN DOOR CONCEPT, ONLY ABOUT HALF PROVIDE REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Low Ability Students, Low Achievement, Remedial Instruction
SUTTON-SMITH, B.; AND OTHERS
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE INFLUENCE UPON A CHILD'S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FATHER'S PRESENCE IN (FP) OR ABSENCE FROM (FA) THE FAMILY IN A ONE-, TWO-, OR THREE-CHILD FAMILY. THE EFFECT OF THE SEX AND ORDINAL POSITION OF A SIBLING UPON COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT WAS ALSO CONSIDERED. DATA FOR THIS ANALYSIS WERE OBTAINED FROM…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, College Students
Kibler, Robert J., Ed. – 1964
This chapter is published as the introduction to a six-chapter interim report on an experimental program at Southern Illinois University. 275 graduating high school seniors in the bottom one-third of their class were identified as high potential low achievers and admitted into the University to participate as experimental and control subjects in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Programs
Adkins, Dorothy; And Others – 1968
A previous study was successful in designing an instrument to measure motivation which can be used with preschool children. The purpose of the present research was (1) to develop further the new instrument by giving it an initial trial on a substantial number of subjects, (2) to select and revise the test items on the basis of item analysis, and…
Descriptors: Covert Response, Factor Analysis, Item Analysis, Low Achievement
Plumb, Geri; And Others – 1977
A structured tutoring program was successfully used with 500 low-achieving students in Boise (Idaho) Title I elementary schools. Students in grades 1 through 3 were tutored by able fifth and sixth graders who were trained and supervised; students in grades 4 through 6 were tutored by adult aides. The tutoring program used structured sequential…
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Kaplan, Sandra Anderson – 1971
A study was conducted to investigate the facilitation of learning word pairs (paired associate learning) using connected text rather than the unrelated, simple sentences of previous research. Each of 64 fifth graders, classified as either a high or a low reading achiever, was assigned to one of four presentation conditions: (1) hear sentences/read…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, High Achievement, Intermediate Grades
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1975
In an effort to identify problem areas related to poor academic performance at Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania), an anonymous mail questionnaire survey was conducted among all day division faculty in May 1975. The first part of the survey asked respondents to rank 21 listed characteristics of "poor" students. The findings for the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Private Colleges
Bell, Della Pearl Domoneck – 1974
The purpose of this study was the determination of variables related to high and low mathematics achievement among black seventh-grade students. Six specific hypotheses were investigated. The research population consisted of 40 black students at two junior high schools; of these 20 were identified as high achievers and 20 as low achievers. Each…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Black Students, Doctoral Dissertations
Van Boven, John – 1973
A program of instruction was designed to promote positive self-concept in elementary school students in order to test the hypothesis that such self-concept is necessary for academic achievement and desirable behavior. Twenty students who were performing at a year below grade level in reading and math were selected for the study. These students…
Descriptors: Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Low Achievement
Basonic, Lorraine – 1975
The academic suspension policy at Harrisburg Area Community College prescribes minimum grade point averages which must be maintained for students to remain academically eligible. In order to study the effectiveness of this policy, the faculty council held it in abeyance for a period of three semesters. The intent of this research was to compare…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Probation, College Credits, Educational Policy
