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A Two-Year Report on the Experimental Freshman Year Program. Chapter II, A Review of Research Literature Concerning Low Achievers.

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Kibler, Robert J., Ed. – 1964

This chapter, published as part of an extensive report on an experimental college program for low-achieving students, provides a comprehensive review of recent research literature related to low-achievers. Organized into several sections, the review deals with literature on identifying over-and under-achievers, factors related to achievement and…

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, College Admission

An Experiment in Group Admission to the Open University

Fielder, Robin; Redmond, Mike – Teaching at a Distance, 1978

An experimental program at Sheffield University, Britain, was designed to attract more "minimally qualified" students into the Open University and to test group admission to undergraduate studies. Most of the students would not normally have considered applying to the Open University. Ten of the 11 students passed. (SW)

Descriptors: College Admission, Correspondence Study, Experimental Programs, External Degree Programs