Verbal feedback of test results to college students resulted in learning gains unrelated to age, GPA, employment, and number of college credits accumulated. (Editor)

Reviews the potential and methodology of applying grouping algorithms and methodology of applying grouping algorithms to problems in educational research and practice. (JLB)

Reviews classroom expectation studies, and argues that the lack of positive results is related to the perspective from which the problem has been attacked. An alternate perspective is forwarded, which depicts the influence of expectations as part of the press exerted by diverse aspects of the educational environment. (Author/JB)

A teacher who gives good behavior ratings is also more likely to give high grades than a teacher who gives unfavorable behavior ratings. (Editor)

In the case of success-failure predictions, approximately 75 percent of those predicted to succeed did and 51 percent of those predicted to fail failed. (Editor)

Administrators of private institutions of higher education need to consider the effect of demand variables on tuition revenue as well as on enrollment. (Author)

It was hypothesized that a supplemental unit in mathematical proof would increase students' chances of success in linear algebra. (Authors/JA)

Mental ability, language development (English), language development (Spanish), and self-image changes were studied as effects of an early intervention program for preschool children. (Authors/JA)

In two studies, examination persistence and performance were investigated as a function of personality variables and the relative strength of the motive to succeed versus the motive to avoid failure. (Authors/JA)

It was shown that activities of sex-differentiated interest and appeal in everyday situations could be translated to a mathematics problem setting and retain this differential appeal for boys and girls. (Author/JA)