Boredom: The Academic Plague of First Year Students.

Aldridge, Mavis; DeLucia, Robert C.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Boredom: The Academic Plague of First Year Students.

Aldridge, Mavis; DeLucia, Robert C.

Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, v1 n2 p43-56 1989

Responses to a questionnaire administered to 252 full-time freshmen enrolled in at least 1 remedial course indicated that academic boredom exists and may be related to the following factors: a conflict between student expectations and reality and unmet student need for a high degree of classroom stimulation. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Dropout Research, Dropouts, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Questionnaires, Remedial Programs, School Holding Power, Student Attitudes, Surveys

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Language: English

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