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Schiefele, Ulrich; Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1994
Reports on a study of 208 high school students on the relationship between interest in 4 subject areas and the quality of experience in class. Finds that interest was a significant predictor of the experience of potency, intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, and perception of skill. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Need, Aptitude Tests, Biology
Ruppert, Nancy Bell; Smith, Margaret J. – 1996
This study examines components of a middle school program designed to enable at-risk students to complete the 3 years of middle school in 2 years, and it looks at the progress of eight graduates of the program during their first semester in high school in South Carolina. Over-age students who entered sixth grade and displayed potential were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Acceleration (Education), Articulation (Education), Grade 9