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Download full textBembenutty, Hefer; Karabenick, Stuart A. – 1997
This study compared academic delay of gratification (ADOG) among conditionally-admitted African-American, regularly-admitted African-American, and regularly-admitted white college students. A total of 44 conditionally-admitted African-American students, 43 regularly-admitted African-American students, and 273 regularly-admitted Caucasian students…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Black Students, College Admission, College Students
Peer reviewedDunn, Rita; And Others – Emergency Librarian, 1994
Presents a 21-item questionnaire that teachers can use to discover their personal beliefs and biases about how individuals in different cultural, gender, racial, and religious groups learn best. Answers for each question are discussed, and brief descriptions of two research projects testing the impact of teaching to various learning styles are…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Bias, Change Strategies
Tuss, Paul – 1993
This study utilized the flow theory of intrinsic motivation to evaluate the subjective experience of 78 academically talented high school sophomores participating in an 8-day summer research apprenticeship program in materials and nuclear science. The program involved morning lectures on such topics as physics of electromagnetic radiation, energy…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Apprenticeships, Enrichment Activities, Field Trips
Mansfield, Wendy; Farris, Elizabeth – 1992
This report provides results of a Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The OCR wanted input for their decision-making process on possible modifications to their biennial survey of a national sample of public school districts (PSDs). The survey, the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Compliance (Legal), Corporal Punishment, Decision Making
White, Judy Ann Rowell; Richardson, Gloria D. – 1993
Some researchers have begun to investigate students' attitudes toward science and their scientific attitudes as possible effectors of students' scientific achievement. In this study both of the aforementioned factors are examined by administering the Test of Science Related Attitudes (TOSRA) to 35 sixth grade students, 21 seventh grade students,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Research, Elementary School Students, Excellence in Education
Woloszyk, Carl A. – 1991
Factors influencing the decision of high school students to enroll in cooperative education programs were investigated in a survey. The stratified random sample consisted of 275 high school students currently enrolled in cooperative education programs in five different types of communities throughout Michigan. The survey questionnaire included 8…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Decision Making, Enrollment Influences, Family Influence
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Jones, Russell W. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to improve both statistical and judgmental methods for detecting potentially biased test items in an attempt to examine the agreement between the results obtained with these methods. If greater agreement between methods can be achieved, test items can be more effectively screened using judgmental methods prior to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis
Lee, Virginia S.; Williford, Lynn E. – 1997
This study compared African-American and white college students' perceptions of the educational environment within large lecture classes. A total of 124 African-American students and 1,143 white students in 27 classes with enrollments of more than 70 students completed surveys as part of a larger study on student perceptions of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Black Students, Class Size, College Students
Morgan, Harry – 1993
A study of legal and illegal drug use rates among working class adolescents in Georgia was conducted in a small city of 16,000 residents. Students at the local high school completed a questionnaire administered by their classroom teacher. Of the 296 female and 283 male participants, 102 were black and 477 were white. The results indicate that…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Black Students, Black Youth
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1997
The end-of-grade component of the North Carolina Testing Program was implemented in 1992-93 in response to state legislation. The end-of-grade tests emphasize higher-order thinking skills and the ability of students to solve real-life types of problems. These tests also reflect the higher standards set forth in national curriculum standards for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups
Williams, Francine Foster – 1991
This paper focuses on the necessary preconditions for the development of the Turning Point program in a large urban school district. Organizational strategies, the selection process, and the schema for delivery of services are presented, along with an analysis of participant interviews, selection criteria, and budgetary considerations. The Turning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Differences
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1998
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables on CD-ROM present mathematics and science results from the NAEP 1996 State Assessments. Mathematics results from 1990 and 1992 assessments are also provided for the nation and for states that participated in either or both of the assessments. The student, teacher, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Institutional Characteristics
Johnson, Florence L.; And Others – 1991
As part of the investigation into the achievement differentials between white and black students in Michigan, a study was done of the nature of sense of futility (SOF) at the individual student level and the relationship between the SOF correlates and self-concept ability. The sample included 2 groups of fourth and fifth graders in a random sample…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Environment, Elementary School Students
Ott, Mary Diederich – 1988
Surveys of admitted students (N=309) at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) were conducted in order to obtain admitted applicants' views of the functioning of the Admission Office and to assess differences in responses of certain subgroups of applicants. The four classification variables defining the subgroups were: acceptance status…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers
Generalization and Expansion of the Ball Aptitude Battery to High School Freshmen. Technical Report.
Rengel, Elizabeth K.; And Others – 1984
The purposes of this study were to: (1) examine the psychometric properties of the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB) on a high school freshman sample; (2) develop BAB norms for high school freshmen; (3) develop and evaluate four memory tests and a vocabulary test appropriate for freshmen; (4) examine level and structure differences for the BAB tests…
Descriptors: Ability, Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Factor Structure
