Corrective feedback (CF) is an important part of effective instruction, and a rich body of research has investigated how best to implement various CF strategies and approaches. Researchers have increasingly become aware of individual differences that have an impact on the effect and effectiveness of CF. One area of individual difference that has…

In the course of educational expansion, student populations have become more diverse. This paper represents an international literature review on the topic of first-generation students (FGS), i.e. students whose parents have not obtained a higher education qualification. On the basis of more than 70 research articles and reports on FGS from…

This study concerns the educational preparation and academic caliber of students who seek college admission at times other than the traditional fall entry point. Subjects for the study were comprised of the entire freshman class of fall and spring registrants at the University of Lethbridge during the academic year 1968-69. The two groups of…

Four students of the Atlantic Provinces Resource Centre for the Hearing Handicapped were chosen for total integration in a university preparatory high school program at Amherst Regional High School (Amherst, Nova Scotia). Described are project goals, the role of interpreters/tutors, students' courses and academic performance, and the project's…

This survey examines post-secondary plans, aspirations, and characteristics of twelfth grade students in order to develop a medium range enrollment forecasting model of postsecondary education and to develop a data base on high school student aspirations. The survey is the third year of a three-year project undertaken in Manitoba, Canada.…