This study was conducted primarily to determine the educational and employment activities of all of the graduates of Bucks County Community College since its founding. A secondary purpose was to elicit evaluative reactions from the graduates regarding the services available at the college. Of the 2,070 graduates who received a mailed questionnaire, 1,307 (63%) responded. Over two-thirds of the graduates entered the college directly from high school. While attending college, 76% of the graduates...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Characteristics
An overwhelming response to the model Extended Learning Programs in the greater Cleveland area and in southeastern Ohio, under the leadership of Ohio University, has indicated that there is a sizeable group of adults with interrupted college programs and unfulfilled career plans whose unique needs were not or could not be met by existing programs of higher education. The program has placed much emphasis on individualized counseling and has recognized the uniqueness of circumstances and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Special Degree Programs, Student Characteristics
The purpose of the conference was to define the role of the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) in the preparation of programs and materials for gifted students. The background papers presented at the beginning of the conference and the recommendations made at the conference are presented in this report. Topics covered in the papers include a history of studies attempting to define gifted people, summaries of studies concerned with acceleration and enrichment for gifted students, activities...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ability, Acceleration, Conference Reports, Curriculum, Enrichment, Gifted,...
The digest focuses on the nature of dyslexia and its characteristics. An initial section notes the variations in definitions as a function of the discipline. Diagnosis of dyslexia is said to isolate the specific difficulties associated with the problem and to suggest appropriate educational intervention. Typical characteristics of dyslexia are noted, including a family history of reading problems, predominant occurrence in males, an average or above average IQ and possibly a proficiency in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dyslexia, Etiology, Reading Difficulties, Student Characteristics
This series of tables analyzes the enrollment of males, females, and totals of both day and evening classes of two colleges for two semesters. These eleven student characteristics are measured: (1) total students enrolled, (2) age: 21 and under, over 21 years; (3) high school: graduate, non-graduate; (4) goal: transfer, terminal; (5) other college experience: yes, no; (6) unit load: up to 11.5, 12 and over, non-credit; (7) student declared major: agriculture, business, language and literature,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Enrollment, Student Characteristics, Two Year Colleges
THIS INFORMATION BLANK WAS DESIGNED TO COLLECT DATA FROM STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TEST BATTERY (VT 004 455) RELATIVE TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, BACKGROUND, SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS, AND INTEREST IN VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS. RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE VT 004 454 THROUGH VT 004 471. (EM)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Background, Questionnaires, Student Characteristics, Student Interests
Based on the assumption that Britain is moving toward mass higher education while the U.S. is on the verge of universal access, the three papers in this volume summarize prospective changes in some of the major characteristics of students in the two countries. Forms of British expansion are discussed. One of these is the new 2-year Dipolma of Higher Education that, according to the government's recent White House paper on education, may be designed as a terminal qualification in its own right,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Characteristics, McConnell, T. R., And Others
In an exploration of nonintellectual correlates of high ability among high school students, 112 high ability high school students attending the University of Arizona Precollege Program for Gifted and Talented Students were administered the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF). Mean primary factor scores of boys and girls were compared, and boys and girls were also compared with their respective 16 PF norms. Differences were found on several traits: girls scored higher on warmth and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Gifted, High Schools, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics, Student...
The manual is designed to provide an individualized, competency-based approach to training professionals who work with special needs children. The manual is organized according to three units, each with stated purpose, objectives, and learning experiences and activities. Following a pretest of general knowledge and skills, unit I addresses the importance and use of observation and sample observation techniques. Seven categories of handicapping conditions (including emotional/behavioral...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Observation, Paraprofessional...
Data in this series of tables provide information about the freshman class entering the University of Wisconsin System in fall 2001. In fall 2001, 83% of new freshmen in the University of Wisconsin System were Wisconsin residents, and 55% were women. Students of color made up 9% of the class. Some 95% were conventional admissions, and 64% of the class scored about the national American College Testing Program assessment (ACT) average score of 21. Forty-seven percent of these freshmen were in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Freshmen, Enrollment, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)
This document reports the findings of the Inventory of Opinion and Expectation as administered to 1178 incoming freshmen at the State University of New York at Buffalo during the fall of 1971. It was found that the typical freshman at SUNY/B is a public high school graduate who found high school courses boring, repetitious and uninteresting, yet who anticipates a challenge in colleges. Most of the high school homework was written exercises and assigned readings, and the freshman expects...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Freshmen, Expectation, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Student...
Data in this collection of tables provide information about the freshman class entering the University of Wisconsin (UW) system in fall 2002. At that time, 83% of new UW freshmen were Wisconsin residents. Fifty-six percent were women, and 9% were students of color. Overall, 96% were conventional "admits." The majority (67%) of new freshmen scored above the national American College Testing program (ACT) average score of 21, and 46% were in the top quartile of their high school...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Freshmen, Enrollment, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)
Today, more than ever, student diversity typifies the general education classroom. In most classrooms, the range of cognitive abilities is vast. Inclusion and legislative mandates challenge general educators to design and implement teaching and behavior management strategies that will ensure success for all student groups--including the gifted and highly able. Research indicates, however, that a majority of teachers have little specific knowledge about this group of children. Lacking awareness...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academically Gifted, Identification, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods,...
The digest examines conceptions of giftedness. A brief historical review notes L. Terman's work and impetus for increasingly broadened definitions since the 1940's. The 1969 Marland Report is cited and its definition of giftedness is presented. Current response to that definition's inclusion of six achievement areas (general academic ability, specific academic aptitude, creative or productive thinking, leadership ability, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor ability) is noted. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Government Role, Student...
To identify gifted preschool children, parents and teachers need to be aware of some of the characteristics that these children possess. Gifted preschool children may have verbal and mathematical abilities that are advanced beyond their years, show creativity and imagination, and have an excellent memory. They exhibit a high level of curiosity, showing an interest in a variety of topics and possibly an intense interest in one area. In addition, young gifted children are capable of abstract...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Gifted, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Student Characteristics, Talent...
The study reports a cluster analysis of Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery sources of 25 learning disabled adults. The cluster analysis suggested the presence of three subgroups within this sample, one having high elevations on the Rhythm, Writing, Reading, and Arithmetic Rhythm scales, the second having an extremely high evelation on the Rhythm scale with lesser elevations on the Motor, Tactile, Vision and academically related scales, and the third subgroup having a normal profile, only...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Cluster Analysis, Learning Disabilities, Neurological Organization, Student...
School records of 124 students at a private day school for learning disabled (LD) children (average age 12 years) were examined in an attempt to describe one group of students labeled LD. Information available included demographic data; medical history information; parental estimates of child's ability to inteact with others, child's developmental milestones, and behavioral problems; teacher ratings on behavioral checklists; intelligence test data; perceptual motor test data; and data on norm...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Demography, Learning Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student...
The junior college is examined from three aspects: institutional characteristics, student characteristics, and prediction of student academic success. Each of these topics is documented by several research articles. Measures of 36 college characteristics were intercorrelated for 581 junior colleges, and the geographical distribution of characteristics is discussed. The experiences and achievements of junior college graduates from 29 colleges showed that the majority planned to transfer to a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Environment, Predictive Validity, Student Characteristics, Testing, Two Year...
When personal computer (PC) user used WBT (Web Based Training) as supplementary teaching materials of the exercises, this research clarified the difference of the person who did not use the person who positively used the WBT teaching materials and the WBT teaching materials so much by the experiments compared with some individual characteristics concerning the PC operation. We chose the feelings of operating PC uncomfortably, state/action orientation, the risk orientation, and technostress...
Topics: Web Based Training, E-Learning, Student Characteristics, Study Method, Evaluation of Instruction
This report provides biographical data about the 1970 freshman class at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Also included is a comparison of the 1970 freshmen with the 1964, 1967, and 1968 freshman classes. Some of the major findings of the study are: (1) In 1970 for the first time, 3% of the freshmen were married, and a similar percentage reported that they were over 22 years of age. (2) With regard to guardianship, 88% of the 1970 freshmen reported their father as male guardian,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Freshmen, Family Characteristics, Higher Education, Student Characteristics,...
The monograph is intended to help administrators clarify issues regarding mainstreaming in preschool education. Four chapters are presented as outgrowths of a workshop on preschool mainstreaming. The first, "Fundamental Issues in Preschool Mainstreaming," by M. Guralnick, focuses on four issues: (1) understanding the purposes of mainstreaming; (2) evaluating its feasibility for a preschool program; (3) determining an appropriate mainstream setting for a child; and (4) finding and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Parent Role, Preschool Education, Student...
This paper surveys and analyzes biographic data from the first SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL (Bureau of Testing, University of Washington) administered in 1966-67 to more than 7500 high school seniors in the state. The characteristics of students planning to attend 2-year colleges, state or private colleges, and state universities, subdivided by sex, are compared through a series of charts. Biographic variables such as parents' education, father's occupation, area of residence,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Beanblossom,...
This report compares the grades of transfer students at Appalachian State University with the grades of native students. It also shows the choice of academic major of the transfers and compares their cumulative grade point averages with the native students' averages in these major fields. A random sample of the records of 82 transfers and 82 natives was examined. It was noted that the native students' grades were generally higher than the transfer students'. None of the transfer students...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Transfer Students, Student Characteristics, Transfer Students, Two Year...
When personal computer (PC) user used WBT (Web Based Training) as supplementary teaching materials of the exercises, this research clarified the difference of the person who did not use the person who positively used the WBT teaching materials and the WBT teaching materials so much by the experiments compared with some individual characteristics concerning the PC operation. We chose the feelings of operating PC uncomfortably, state/action orientation, the risk orientation, and technostress...
Topics: Web Based Training, E-Learning, Student Characteristics, Study Method, Evaluation of Instruction
Presented in this document are national normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen early in the 1972-73 academic year. The Student Information Form was used to elicit a wide range of biographic and demographic data, as well as data on the student's high school background, career plans, educational aspirations, financial arrangements, high school activities and behaviors, and current attitudes. (HS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education, Statistical Data, Student...
This review covers five views of junior college students. Dorothy Knoell reminds the college of its growing community service function. It must be ready for several student clienteles with changing needs, interests, activities, and values; for the under-educated of all ages; and for those special populations not served by other schools, all without neglecting its current students. Barbara Thomas discusses problems (and possible solutions) in student assessment. Late-enrolling students,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Characteristics, Two Year Colleges, Knoell, Dorothy M., And Others
This six part document presents the results of Roosevelt University's project to gather information concerning the student population of the College of Education. The purposes of the study include the following: (a) to ascertain the extent to which the College of Education is responsive to urban, social, intellectual and professional needs; (b) to develop appropriate programs, allocate resources, advise students and evaluate program results; and (c) to evaluate long-range effects of the College...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Questionnaires, School Surveys, Schools of Education, Student...
A study of student opinions concerning experiences at Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio) was conducted in 1969 to determine whether these students differed from typical college students in attitudes, ideas, and cultural background, and whether they were satisfied with the instructional program and services at Cuyahoga. Student attitudes toward their peers and the staff and opinions as to whether or not Cuyahoga provides the education expected by the students were also explored. Data were...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Surveys, Two Year Colleges, Greive,...
This report investigated whether withdrawees and continuers differed significantly (1) in occupational and educational status of parents, stated goals, and over-all GPA, or (2) on the basis of personal college experiences. A 2-part questionnaire, sent to 150 randomly selected entering freshmen, produced a return of 60%: 46 dropouts and 44 continuers. In the first part, they listed age, present occupation, parents' occupation, job goals, future plans, and marital status. (GPA's were obtained...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dropouts, Persistence, Student Characteristics, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal...
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CONDUCTED A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF DIFFERENT BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS APPEAR AMONG DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS--THE COLLEGIATE WHO PURSUES FUN, THE SKILL SEEKING VOCATIONAL STUDENT, THE KNOWLEDGE-FOR-ITS-OWN-SAKE ACADEMIC STUDENT, AND THE IDENTITY-CONSCIOUS NONCONFORMIST. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) VERBAL AND MATH SCORES, CLARK-TROW RATINGS, AND GRADE POINT AVERAGES WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE SUBJECTS USED. MALE ACADEMIC STUDENTS WERE FOUND TO...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Personality Assessment, Student Characteristics,...
This is the fourth consecutive year that Hofstra University has cooperated with the American Council on Education and the University of California at Los Angeles (ACE/UCLA) in its ninth annual survey of American freshmen. The Student Information Form (SIF) was the survey instrument. Results indicate that the Hofstra data are consistent with the national trends in all but a few instances. Nationally, and at the private colleges, the percentage of freshmen with parents in the $30,000 or over...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Freshmen, College Students, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Student...
Research in higher education attributes significant differences to the learning experiences of commuter and resident students. The literature indicates that the nature of the on-campus experience, the characteristics of the student, and the motivation for learning for the commuter student may have significant implications for educational planning. The actual number of commuter students in American higher education is in dispute. It is clear, though, that commuter students compose a larger...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Commuting Students, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Models, Student...
Two studies were conducted to examine the extent to which the category "learning disabilities" (LD) meets the major criterion for classification systems, specifically that the category demonstrates at least one universal and one specific characteristic. Analyses were conducted on psychometric data for 248 students in regular 3rd, 5th, and 12th grade classes, and for 99 4th grade students (some of whom were low achievers and others classified as LD). Findings revealed that 85 percent...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Learning...
Although supervisors report important commonalities among beginning and more advanced psychotherapy trainees, individual differences in supervisees' background, personality, and ability are influential factors affecting the nature of the supervision process. For students who are just beginning to do psychotherapy, the overriding task is to manage their anxiety in the room. Beginners may be so anxious about what to say or do they fail to listen to the client. Beginners' work tends to entail more...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Counselor Training, Developmental Stages, Psychotherapy, Student Characteristics,...
These proceedings reflect the three-fold purpose of the conference which was to: (1) determine the role and mission of Tennessee Community/Junior Colleges; (2) utilize newer and better ways of determining student achievement and awarding college credit; and (3) learn what the new student is like. Each of the three papers focused on one of these major themes. Following the presentation of each paper group discussions were held; summaries from these discussions are also presented. (AL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, College Role, Conference Reports, Student Characteristics, Two...
The fall 1976 survey of engineering freshmen is the third of a series of five surveys seeking to determine the characteristics and attitudes of male and female engineering students, and the changes in these areas as students proceed through their first two years in engineering programs. Fourteen schools participated in the 1976 survey. An 80-item questionnaire was completed by 1,861 respondents (852 women and 1,009 men). Results were analyzed for response patterns by men and women and for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Engineering, Engineering Education, Females, Higher Education,...
Why do most individuals make use of only a small percentage of their resources, whereas a few exceptional individuals push themselves to their limits? Why do some individuals accomplish more than others of equal intelligence? One personal quality that is shared by most high achieving and successful people is grit. Grit may be the quality that sets these highly successful individuals apart from everyone else (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007). There has been a lot of talk...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Persistence, Student Characteristics, Student Development, Resilience (Psychology),...
The digest explores aspects of serving the learning disabled (LD) student in vocational education classrooms. It is noted that LD students may have difficulty following directions and understanding lectures and may forget more often than other students. A list of seven accommodations that can be made for LD students in vocational classrooms includes providing extra time to substitute for writing or copying, finding alternative ways to acquire written information, supplying a list of new terms...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics,...
This issue of CURRENTS reviews some of the general findings on the dropout, and outlines approaches that have proven effective at various types of institutions in reducing dropout rates. Most of the programs examined here are aimed at early identification of the potential dropout and prevention of his withdrawal through the provision of special services. Other programs deal with "last ditch" measures by the university to keep the student in school and with efforts to retrieve the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Higher Education, Student...
An end-of-the-year report for the 1987-88 Pell Grant program is presented. The Pell Grant program, administered by the Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance, receives more federal funds than any of the other five student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and its amendments. It offered grants ranging from $200 to $2,100 in the 1987-88 academic year to eligible students furthering their postsecondary education. During...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Grants, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Student...
The primary purpose of this study is to provide an up-to-date report on certain social and economic characteristics of credit students enrolled in a newly established comprehensive community college system. A socioeconomic data sheet was constructed by the writer and completed by 11,184 students enrolled in 42 North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes. Comparisons were made between North Carolina students and those in other states, in addition to comparisons among the program...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Questionnaires, Socioeconomic Background, Student Characteristics, Two Year Colleges,...
This study of the 1968 graduates of Manatee Junior College, Florida, showed that: (1) it is not necessary to be in the top 40% of grade 12 to succeed in junior college, (2) students in the lowest percentiles at entrance can earn a degree, (3) the average candidate for a degree should expect to spend more than four terms at the junior college, (4) probation should not prove to be an insurmountable handicap to graduation, (5) part-time students can earn a degree, too, (6) the program followed had...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Achievement, Graduate Surveys, Student Characteristics, Two Year Colleges, Stivers,...
The accomplishments and activities of Project Follow-Through, a system designed to gather data from college students, are reported for the first six months of its development (July 1 through December 31, 1968). The system will gather data from students at three distinct points during their junior college careers: (1) at their initial application for admission; (2) each semester during registration; and (3) during the semester while the student is attending class. The project will also gather...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Data Collection, Followup Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics, Two...
TO EVALUATE STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD SUMMER TRIMESTER SCHEDULING, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO 206 ENTERING FRESHMEN. FINDINGS INDICATED THAT 37 PERCENT OF THESE STUDENTS DID NOT PREFER JUNE ENTRANCE AND THAT THE COURSE OFFERINGS UNIQUE TO FARMINGDALE HAD A BALANCING EFFECT ON ATTITUDES IN A NUMBER OF CASES. CHOICE OF COLLEGE WAS MADE IN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 56 PERCENT OF THE RESPONSES. PARENTAL INFLUENCE ON THE DECISION TO ATTEND COLLEGE WAS SIGNIFICANT IN...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Parent Background, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Trimester System, Two...
This is the second progress report on an information storage and retrieval system that will gather data from junior college students while they are enrolled and after they leave college. Problems that have been encountered are discussed, and the general system procedure is documented with program descriptions. The first progress report of this project is document number ED 027 007. (MS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Data Collection, Followup Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics, Two...
This study examined the responses of 2,211 students constituting about 75% of the enrollment of an urban junior college in an effort to identify elements of student attrition. The author suggested that there may be criteria of success other than graduation. The purpose of the study was to aid in a definition of "success" as perceived by this sample of subjects. Findings: (1) more students in business, political science, health, and occupational-technical areas tended to plan to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Achievement, Dropouts, Objectives, Student Characteristics, Two Year Colleges, Jones,...
General personal, occupational, and school experience data were gathered from students who enrolled in the Orange Coast Junior College District in the fall 1968, but failed to return in the spring. These data became part of the storage and retrieval system of Project Follow-Through, a joint study sponsored by the Junior College District and the California State Department of Education. As of yet, no specific conclusions have been drawn or reported, although problems encountered in the study are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Data Collection, Followup Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics, Two...
Differences between returning and non-returning students in the Orange Coast Junior College District (California) are the focus of this first in a series of similar reports. Data were initially obtained from students enrolling in the district during the fall of 1968, and have been continuously gathered from new, continuing, and non-returning students. Previous periodic reports (ED 027 007 and ED 035 410) described the nature and collection of the information. Subsequent reports will provide...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Data Collection, Followup Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics, Two...
This article explores the school context of tracking, with a mention of the societal contexts of tracking. A brief review of tracking practices, assumptions, and evidence of effects is included in the beginning of the paper. Several relationships within the schooling context of tracking are discussed: (1) student characteristics and track placement; (2) track systems and track placements; (3) track systems, student placements, and learning opportunities; and (4) responses, outcomes, and future...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Program Development, School Activities, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics,...
A statistical description of the students enrolled in the program is presented, including data on race, sex, marital status, age, legal residence, high school attended, citizenship, major, units attempted and completed, grade point average, and probationary status. On the basis of these data, several conclusions and recommendations are made. (MC)
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Preparation, Minority Groups, Remedial Instruction, Student Characteristics,...
