Date of Award
1965
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to discover some of the biographical factors (personal, family, and environmental) which are characteristic of a majority of underachievers in junior high school. The discovery of these factors may lead to the development of an instrument which would assist in the detection, early in school, of an underachieving predisposition. This seems to be a logical possibility in view of a study by Shaw and Mccuen (1960). Their results indicated individual patterns of academic achievement for male and female underachievers beginning early in elementary school. Further, the classification of these factors by content may give clues to the underlying causes and provide the future researcher with likely areas for investigation in determining the underlying behavior pattern.
Recommended Citation
Sandy, Claude Ashburn, "A comparison of the responses of achievers and underachievers in a junior high school on a biographical questionnaire" (1965). Honors Theses. 829.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/829