Studies the relationship between video game playing and academic achievement. Compares matched groups of community college psychology students, differing in the amount of their game playing. There were no differences between frequent and infrequent players on measures of psychology class attendance, locus of control, or grade point average.…

Describes a study using two open-ended, in-class surveys to determine the reasons students gave for missing social science classes. The five most important reasons given were "I was sick,""I needed to prepare for a test/assignment in another class,""I was tired/sleepy," and "I overslept." (DMM)

Describes the development and pilot testing of a measuring instrument specifically designed to deal with psychological and/or sociological facts about aging, based primarily on original and revised items from the Facts on Aging Quiz. Presents the results of the instrument's administration in seven community college introductory psychology classes.…

Examines the relationship between the total number of absences from a single community college class in fall 1985 and four measures of academic achievement (i.e., cumulative grade point average, ratio of courses passed to courses attempted, graduation, and course withdrawals) obtained three years later. (DMM)

The present investigation was undertaken in order to help resolve the issue of the relative effectiveness of two classroom instructional techniques. Specifically, this investigation compared the effectiveness of the lecture method with the crossword puzzle used as a teaching device, following the reasoning of Nachman and Opochinsky (1958).…