This paper deals with the claims concerning the presumed language deprivation of lower-class blacks, and the findings of sociolinguists that refute these claims. The author asserts that the perceived deficiencies of non-Standard English were largely the product of middle-class intuitive assumptions concerning lower-class speech, and that recent…

Although the failure of open education experiments are often attributed to declining reading and mathematics scores, overwheming class sizes, and practical difficulties in implementing theory, the examination of a particular open education program in a suburban New York school district points to other possible reasons for the program's failure.…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATTERNS OF POOR PERFORMANCE AND SIGNIFICANT DISTINGUISHING FACTORS WHICH MIGHT IDENTIFY DROPOUTS IS EXPLORED. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON 270 STUDENTS (FROM A PARENT POPULATION OF 2,500) WHO WERE POOR PERFORMERS (POOR PERFORMANCE BEING DEFINED AS THREE "D'S" OR "F'S" IN HIGH SCHOOL). THE VAST MAJORITY OF…

This research seeks to develop a theory of children's achievement motivation and to move research in the direction of greater educational application. Five studies demonstrate that: (1) high anxious children function very poorly on basic arithmetic skills in conditions involving time pressure and some failure but do almost as well as low anxious…

Research regarding adolescent outcome for hyperactive youngsters is reviewed. It is noted that hyperactive adolescents are at risk for a variety of academic, emotional, and societal difficulties which apparently develop regardless of whether the child was successfully treated with medication, even though short term studies have shown syptomatic…

The objective of this study was to identify those cognitive characteristics that best differentiate the Navy's Basic Electricity and Electronics (BE/E) Preparatory School graduates and failures. Subjects included 207 BE/E students--172 graduates and 35 failures. Before these trainees had commenced BE/E School, they were administered six tests of…

Although there is currently great emphasis placed on high school completion, it should be recognized that the credential value of the diploma has diminished over the past 59 years. The diploma has become the minimum prerequisite for a job but offers no surety of employment. The problem of the dropout is far more complex than whether or not he…

KaleidoSCOPE, under Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, disseminates articles dealing with current topics and trends in education of particular interest to educators. This edition is the result of a series of programs dealing with learning and the underachiever. Dealing with the definition of the underachiever was John Holt,…

A study was conducted to examine the relationship between the reading skill of male Naval recruits and their performance during the first year in the Navy, as indicated by discharge during or after recruit training, behavioral infractions, and recommendations for reenlistment. The average reading grade level equivalency score obtained on the…

Performance is affected by cognitive learning skills, but also by the reasons people perceive as causes of their successes and failures. People with high achievement needs perceive their successes as caused by their own ability and effort, and their failures as caused by lack of effort. People with low achievement needs blame their failures on…

This paper critically reviews selected studies in the area of reading comprehension, in order to characterize the differential patterns that skilled and unskilled comprehenders employ. The research reviewed is organized into three broad components: (1) decoding, (2) accessing the meaning of single printed words, and (3) text organization…

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that there is no significant difference between the academic achievement of black students and students of other races at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College (OWJC) in terms of (1) hours of enrollment, (2) course withdrawals, (3) course failures, and (4) overall course completions. The subjects of this…

The purpose of this study was to frame the outlines of an interpersonal theory derived from exploratory research among adolescent reading failures. The theory postulates that adolescent reading failure syndrome results from and is maintained by conscious elements of choice manifested in the adolescent's perception preferences. The affective…

Since the number of students taking advantage of Roane State Community College's policy of allowing withdrawal from courses ("W" grade) up to the last day of class has increased from 14 percent of all grades given in fall 1972 to 23 percent of all grades given in fall 1974, an effort was made to determine some of the factors involved in…

This study examined the effects of cooperative and competitive goal structures on children's evaluations of the learning experience and on children's self-reward. Fourth-graders (n=180) were assigned to learning groups of three children each by a stratified (sex and ability) random sampling procedure. Groups were assigned to either the group…