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LeMay, Morris L. – J Counseling Psychol, 1969
Uses scores on the I (inner support) scale of Personal Orientation Inventory correlated with term grade point average, to clarify relationship between the two and to comment on previous research by Leib and Snyder. Findings support their conclusions of no direct relationship but rather a secondary one through separate relationships with other…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Students, Correlation
Download full textSkipper, Charles E. – 1974
This study examines the impact of a high ability suburban school district on the personal development of adolescents with average mental ability who had always lived in the community and attended its schools. Two groups were identified to determine the influence of academic and intellectual competition on personal development. An "average…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescent Development, High School Students, Personality Development
Peer reviewedKoutrelakos, James – Journal of Negro Education, 1986
Presents research findings on the relationship of academic skill level, ethnic membership, and foreign birth to two personality traits, autonomy and theoretical orientation, in a sample of college undergraduates. Concludes that while sex, foreign birth, and ethnicity were not related to either trait, the experience of attending college has a…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Ethnicity, Higher Education
Skipper, Charles E. – 1969
The purpose of this study, sponsored by an ESEA title 3 grant, was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Living Arts Program in developing creative behavior in adolescents. The subjects consisted of an experimental group of 188 students in grades 7-10 who took part in the Living Arts Program for one semester and a similar group of students who did…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Creative Development, Creativity, Creativity Research
Loehlin, John C.; Nichols, Robert C. – 1976
This book reports on a study of 850 pairs of twins who were tested to determine the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in personality, academic ability, and interests. It presents the background, research design, and procedure of the study, tabulations of the test results, and extensive analyses of the findings.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Data Analysis, Environmental Influences, Genetics
Norden, K. – 1970
The development of psychological methods for assessing the abilities of deaf students could aid in the formation of educational programs and the provision of vocational guidance. A battery of tests designed to measure a wide range of functions was administered to all eighth grade students, average age 15, in schools for the deaf in Sweden. All…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Adolescents, Career Guidance
