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Download full textYeung, Alexander Seeshing; Lau, Ivy Cheuk-yin – 1998
This study examined the internal/external (I/E) frame of reference model of self-concept (Marsh, 1986) with higher education students in Hong Kong (n=274). Structural equation models relating English and math achievement (both requirements for university entrance) to English and math self-concepts replicated the I/E model in that paths leading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chinese, College Students, English
Walker, Hill M. – 1985
The focus of this paper is the effect of teachers' expectations for their students on their own behavior, on the classroom environment, and on learning. Literature is reviewed and integrated, and an assessment system for matching individual students with learning environments is presented. Section one reviews literature on the following topics:…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedErekson, O. Homer – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A four-equation simultaneous equations model was developed to analyze whether college student effort and achievement are jointly determined. Testing with 544 undergraduate students indicated that increased student efforts in working with faculty improved their grades, but course effort and library effort had no significant effect on grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Instruction, Grade Point Average
Preston, Frederick R.; Schetlin, Eleanor M. – 1985
Although much has been written in support of a student development role for the student affairs professional, research documentation is lacking on the contributions made by student affairs staff to the development of students. A simple research methodology, which could be easily replicated on college campuses, to begin providing these missing data…
Descriptors: College Environment, Field Tests, Higher Education, Models
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed.; Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1988
These five issues of "Research in Developmental Education," examine the theoretical models and foundations of developmental education. Included are the following: (1) "Theoretical Foundations of Developmental Education," by Hunter R. Boylan, which examines the behaviorist, humanist, and developmental theories underpinning developmental education;…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cooperative Learning, Developmental Stages, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedJohnson, James E.; Johnson, Karen McChesney – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
This reaction paper offers evidence for the effectiveness of nondirective instructional models with special needs young children. The construct of "developmentally appropriate practice" is viewed as a working hypothesis and as a continuous variable, not a dichotomous variable. Relationships between early childhood education and early childhood…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Continuity, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
