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Stewart, Marie Thayer – 1964
In Fall 1963, to find which reasons for attending college are related to over- and underachievement, entering freshmen at Casper College were given a Card Sort of Reasons. It listed 36 statements, to be rated on a 1-8 scale of importance. Overachievers, predicted achievers, and underachievers were determined by a multiple regression equation…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Doctoral Dissertations, Motivation, Overachievement