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Academic Momentum at University/College: Exploring the Roles of Prior Learning, Life Experience, and Ongoing Performance in Academic Achievement across Time
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Martin, Andrew J.; Wilson, Rachel; Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Ginns, Paul – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In the context of "academic momentum," a longitudinal study of university students (N = 904) showed high school achievement and ongoing university achievement predicted subsequent achievement through university. However, the impact of high school achievement diminished, while additive effects of ongoing university achievement continued.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement
Cumulative Retention Rate as an Index of Academic Progress: A Second Look.
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Phye, Gary D.; Halderman, Barrett – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The authors, while supporting the view expressed in EC 124 402 that decisions on school readiness should not be determined by birthdate, express concern over statistics used in the study. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Disabilities, Primary Education
Effects of Social Stimulus Value on Academic Achievement and Social Competence: A Reconsideration of Children's First-Name Characteristics.
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Ford, Martin E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
The evidence for possible negative effects of first-name characteristics on personal functioning is equivocal. Two studies were conducted that avoided previous methodological problems of measurement, sampling, and statistical control. Results indicated that children's social competence and school achievement were unrelated to the frequency or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Sibling Spacing and Academic Achievement: A Within-Family Perspective.
Galbraith, Richard C.; Smith, James E. – 1979
This paper criticizes Zajonc's confluence model of the relationship between sibling spacing and sibling intelligence. According to Zajonc, variations in the intellectual performance of individuals are accounted for in part by two features of the individual's family of orientation: (1) the number of children in that family, and (2) the spacing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Age Differences, Birth Order
Issues in Early Childhood Bilingualism: Pros and Cons.
Amodeo, Luiza B.; Arnberg, Lenore – 1983
Parents, educators, psychologists, and linguists are concerned about the effects of bilingualism on children, particularly young children. Although it is generally agreed that the minority-language child should develop bilingual and bicultural competence, there is disagreement concerning the role the two languages should play in the child's early…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Early Parental Employment on Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.
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Harvey, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Examined effects of early parental employment on children, using data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Found that more work hours were associated with slightly lower cognitive development through age 9 and lower academic achievement before age 7, but not with behavior problems, compliance, or self-esteem. Early parental employment was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development
A Study of the Stability of School Effectiveness Measures across Grades and Subject Areas.
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Mandeville, Garrett K.; Anderson, Lorin W. – 1986
School effectiveness indices (SEIs), based on regressing test performance onto earlier test performance and a socioeconomic status measure, were obtained for eight subject-grade combinations from 485 South Carolina elementary schools. The analysis involved school means based on longitudinally matched student data. Reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Age Differences