The skills and tasks in the human services field are highly connected to emotional intelligence abilities. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of an expressive writing program involving human service students in an undergraduate rehabilitation services course. The program was developed to enhance their emotional intelligence.…

The Problem: Problems that might be expected to affect perceived academic performance were studied in a sample of 283 university students. Results: Breakup Distress Scale scores, less time since the breakup and no new relationship contributed to 16% of the variance on perceived academic performance. Variables that were related to academic…

The 11-item LAS is a quick, effective instrument which can discriminate affective correlates of current achievement level. Its ability to differentiate achievement levels can allow advisors and counselors to begin to detect students who are similar in feeling and attitude to people who drop out of higher education. (Author)

Teacher education students have favorable attitudes toward their professional preparation. Two groups of students were given affective domain tests before and after student teaching. Results showed less favorable attitudes toward children and school work after student teaching. (Author)

Studied students feelings about "getting a 'C' grade" in each of two specifically identified courses. Factor analysis of the ratings confirmed a multidimensional meaning structure for grades. One of these factors, "effort required," was found to be affected by the variation in context variables. (Author)

Analyzes changes in the affective perceptions of preservice teachers toward selected categories of exceptional children after a course on mainstreaming. The education students' perceptions took a negative shift as a result of exposure to mainstreaming information. Future programs should classify attitude development as a specific goal. (Author/JAC)