The specific causal attributions individuals use in accounting for academic outcomes can influence their subsequent achievement-related behavior. College instructors responded to the hypothetical success and failures of older and younger students by attributing these to ability, effort, luck, and task difficulty. Results indicated a negative…

The purposes of this study were to examine the attitudes toward women of various groups of college students and to study their attitudes in relationship to levels of exhibited authoritarianism. A greater percentage of authoritarian subjects perceived women in a negative way. (Author)

An instrument was administered to 104 elementary education majors. Findings include that subjects: (1) recognize that the problem of child abuse exists; (2) believe most teachers are not equipped to deal with child abuse, but expect victims of abuse in their classrooms; and (3) lack a clear understanding of referrals. (Author)

Upon completion of a study skills course 73 students responded to a 33 item questionnaire derived from the Study Skills Test in terms of the frequency of study problems experienced in specific courses where the style of the instructor most interfered with learning, or helped in learning the course content. (Author)

A semantic differential was used to measure the attitudes toward five subject areas of a group of female elementary education majors and a group of females not majoring in education. There was no significant difference. (Author)

This study attempted to determine the effectiveness of the use of radio equipment as a means of providing immediate feedback to student counselors. Experimental subjects (N=10) were compared to control subjects (N=10). The experimental subjects scored significantly higher than control subjects. (Author)

A generic model for a Course-In-Oneself was developed for self-assessment on the basis of valuing participant responsibility for self-awareness and using instruments designed to further self-control and enhance generalization of feelings and behaviors. Pre-post research evaluation suggests that such educational assessment experience does…

The study involved designing an instrument on characteristics of a quality student and analyzing the changes in students' self-ratings on these characteristics. The instrument, a self-rating scale consisting of 37 characteristics of a quality student, was devised providing for three ratings during a semester on stamine scales. (Author)

This article concerns a study of students who were admitted and registered in classes during late registration. These students were compared to a control group of students who were admitted and registered regularly. The study showed that the study group performed below the control group. (Author)

Explores program content, instructional organization, and departmental needs of reading departments in community colleges in California. While differences in colleges exist, most follow certain patterns in program management and staffing procedures. The outlook indicates continued expansion as community colleges meet the needs of students entering…

This research assessed the validity of student ratings of instructors. Results reveal some criterion-referenced validity for student ratings. (Author)

Freshmen entering a large northeastern university in 1969 scored higher on the clinical MMPI scales than students transferring to the same university. Men and women freshmen each scored signigicantly higher on the paranoia, psychasthenia and schizophrenia scales than transfer students. Transfer students were thought to have progressed further…

A report on a study of marijuana, the college student who smokes it, his relationship to his school, his family, the law, and to society in general. One hundred and one respondents drawn from the campus of three major universities provided the information. (Author)

Sixteen beginning analytic geometry and calculus classes (442 students) followed eight testing regimes for one academic quarter. Three aptitude subgroups were identified in each class. Classes to which daily quizzes were given achieved significantly higher on a specially constructed test than those which had only a single midterm examination.…

A questionnaire was administered to 419 university freshmen and results were compared with previous freshmen. Results indicate that more freshmen have tried marijuana than in previous years but there are fewer regular users. Males had a higher incidence of use of marijuana, while females reported a higher incidence of speed use. (Author)