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OHLSEN, M.M. – 1964
A METHOD OF "PRINCIPAL ACTOR ROLE" CLASSIFICATION WAS USED TO EXAMINE THE INTERACTION OF A GROUP OF BRIGHT, UNDERACHIEVING FIFTH GRADERS. IN THIS METHOD, THE PERSON WHO IS THE CENTER OF THE GROUP'S ATTENTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME (EITHER BY TALKING OR BY NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR) IS TERMED THE "PRINCIPAL ACTOR." OBSERVERS CLASSIFY THE…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Experimental Programs, Grade 5, Group Dynamics
Download full textSOULE, DAVID H. – 1965
AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 20 AND A CONTROL GROUP OF 8 UNDERACHIEVING 10TH GRADE BOYS WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM APPLICANTS FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN TO PARTICIPATE IN V.I.S.I.T., A PROJECT AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY DESIGNED TO BROADEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VOCATIONS. EACH DAY FOR 2 WEEKS, THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP VISITED NEARBY PLANTS AND…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Experimental Programs
LACHICA, GENARO; TANNER, DANIEL – 1967
A NEW YORK CITY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WITH UNDISCOVERED COLLEGE POTENTIAL AT THE END OF NINTH GRADE, TO IMPROVE THEIR MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL WORK, TO DEVELOP THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, IS DESCRIBED. DURING THE SPRING OF 1965, 579 DISADVANTAGED BOYS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Records, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
Klein, Edward B.; Gould, Laurence J. – 1970
The Yale Summer High School (YSHS) is an experimental program addressed to the development of high-potential, underachieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds. To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the intervention, an experimental design including random selection of samples, two control groups (one matched for a test of…
Descriptors: Background, College Attendance, Compensatory Education, Control Groups
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's research and program for the Fall, 1968, and Spring, 1969. The School was designed to implement research on the problem of underachievement. The students, sixth- and seventh-grade boys, usually reside at the School. The instructional program includes humanities, reading, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This research report is the first extensive follow-up which the North Carolina Advancement School has conducted on former students. The School, a residential school for underachievers, was established to conduct research into the causes and possible remedies of underachievement. The subjects, eighth-grade boys, attended the School in Spring 1968.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1968
This research report of the North Carolina Advancement School includes a description of the selection of students and the instructional program; a statistical analysis of the students; an evaluation of the counseling and instructional programs; a discussion of research in progress; and recommendations. The School's purpose is to carry on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's eight-week summer session for sixth- and seventh-grade boys. The summer session for underachievers was limited to a residential program. The instructional program involved studying humanities, mathematics; science, and the arts with close guidance by a counselor. The results from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
