Academic achievement and student perception of importance of non-cognitive correlates

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dc.contributor.advisorSanders, Stanley G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAtkinson, Gene
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCarbonari, Joseph P., Jr.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStovall, Franklin L.
dc.creatorEichman, Nelson Franklin, 1934-
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-22T13:02:28Z
dc.date.available2022-06-22T13:02:28Z
dc.date.issued1970
dc.description.abstractProblem. The purpose of this study was three-fold: first, to identify factors which have been recognized in earlier research as being non-cognitive correlates of academic achievement; second, to develop an instrument which would measure the perceptions of students as to the relative importance of these non-cognitive correlates; and, third, to determine whether students' perceptions of the relative importance of non-cognitive correlates of academic achievement significantly affected academic success. Procedures. A thorough survey of the literature and research identified a list of predictors of academic achievement. This list was refined through consolidation of statements of similarity. The refined list was adapted to eleven statements in language appropriate for fifth-grade students. A pilot study was conducted in a neighboring school district. [...]
dc.description.departmentEducation, College of
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dc.identifier.other12788775
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/9701
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectAcademic achievement
dc.subjectMotivation in education
dc.titleAcademic achievement and student perception of importance of non-cognitive correlates
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Education
thesis.degree.departmentEducation, College of
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education

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