Behavioral Counseling of Underachievers

Behavioral Counseling of Underachievers

An attempt was made to alter the behavior of a group of 60 male underachieving students from Grade 7 and 8 classes by giving them training in either n Achievement, moderate risk taking, or both. At the end of the four month remedial program no significant improvement was found in grade point average...

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Published in:American educational research journal Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 415 - 424
Main Authors: Klein, J. P., Quarter, J. J., Laxer, R. M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C., Wash American Educational Research Association 01-05-1969
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Academic advising
Academic motivation
Academic underachievement
Anxiety
Grade point average
Motivation research
Risk taking
School counseling
Test anxiety
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Summary:An attempt was made to alter the behavior of a group of 60 male underachieving students from Grade 7 and 8 classes by giving them training in either n Achievement, moderate risk taking, or both. At the end of the four month remedial program no significant improvement was found in grade point average or in independent measures of the two training variables. The conclusion was reached that training in n Achievement and risk taking is not generalizable to the academic situation.
ISSN:0002-8312
1935-1011
DOI:10.3102/00028312006003415