In this study, the effectiveness of tutoring underachievers in reading and writing at the fourth, seventh, and tenth grade levels was checked. At all the grade levels, tutored underachievers progressed more than those who were not tutored. (Authors/JB)

Two methods for capturing the letter naming skills of kindergarteners were compared in power to predict Gates-McGinitie vocabulary and comprehension one year later. Both methods turned out essentially the same correlation coefficients. (Author)

Sex appears to be a relevant variable in the selection of self-regulated study in a college course in introductory psychology. (Author)

The study concluded that students tend to achieve and have aspirations, attitudes and expectations consistent with the educational level of their same-sex parent. (Author/MF)

The study considers the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, the Ammons Quick Test, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. It examines the interrelationship of scores on the Gray Oral Reading Test, Spache's Diagnostic Reading Scales, and an informal reading inventory. Consistency of discrepancy scores to classify students is also studied.…

A graduate educational research methods class assessed selected effects of instruction on research consumership and compared four types of assignments requiring research article appraisal. (Author/MF)

This paper presents: (1) an extension of comparison theory to behavior in the elementary classroom; (2) a description of interaction methodology used to determine the occurrence of comparison behavior; and (3) summaries of three studies which test various theoretical implications about the nature of comparison behavior in the classroom. (CK)

The purpose of this paper is to justify a technique, called reconstruction, that provides for the inclusion of implicit information in content analysis. (CK)

Perceptions of the school learning environment were examined in relation to three independent variables: the number of fith graders in the school, the percentage of girls of the total number, and the composite SES level. (CK)

This paper describes two statistics (chi square and Kendall's S) which may be used to test hypotheses about the association between two variables when observations are cross-classified in a contingency table. (CK)

Two experimental studies failed to support the assumption that letter-name knowledge facilitates reading. (CK)

This study examined the effectiveness of pattern drill relative to (a) the reduction of phonological and grammatical variations from the standard South Midland dialect, and (b) the promotion of reading ability. (CK)

The effects of college environments on student achievement as measured by the three Graduate Record Examinations Area Tests were studied when the initial ability of students was controlled. (CK)