The Limitations of the Interaction Hypothesis in Regard to Ability Grouping.

Autor/inn/en	DuCette, Joseph; Wolk, Stephen
Institution	Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	The Limitations of the Interaction Hypothesis in Regard to Ability Grouping.
Quelle	(1971), (11 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Ability Grouping; Academic Ability; Academic Achievement; Anxiety; Aptitude; Aspiration; Catholics; Females; Grade Point Average; Low Ability Students; Personality Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Schulleistung; Angst; Eignung; Streben; Katholik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Persönlichkeitsanalyse
Abstract	The question of an interaction over time between ability grouping and personality variables was the focus of the present study which examined pertinent data from 260 female high school students. Two standardized personality instruments, in addition to several scales designed by the E's, were administered to students of the upper and lower ability tracks in a Catholic high school, grades 9 and 12. Ss in the lower track were found to have a lower need for achievement, a higher need to avoid failure, and a higher average score of test anxiety than Ss in the upper track. The effects of ability grouping did interact with grade level for a correlate of personality, level of aspiration. Relative to Ss in the upper track, lower track Ss experienced a reduction in level of aspiration over time. Both future directions of associated research and educational practices were discussed within the context of the present findings. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01