PROBLEMS RELATED TO SEX DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ABLE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WERE STUDIED--(1) THE LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN A MEASURE OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND ACTUAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AMONG GIRLS, AND (2) THE RELATIVELY DIFFERENT EFFECT OF CERTAIN PARENTAL ATTITUDES ON THE ACHIEVEMENT BEHAVIOR OF BOYS AND GIRLS. THE SUBJECTS USED WERE…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DISCOVER AND ANALYZE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN MOTIVATIONAL PATTERNS AND THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF TALENTED STUDENTS. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE--(1) THE DIFFERENCES IN MOTIVATION TOWARD ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN THOSE WHO ACHIEVE AND THOSE WHO DO NOT, (2) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACHIEVERS AND NONACHIEVERS IN…