Underachievement (Latest Articles)

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Academic performance of ethnic minorities in medical school.

17 Aug 2008
rec_pub_18713803-academic-performance-ethnic-minorities-medical-school.htm

Commentary: An "ethnic minority" medical student.

16 Aug 2008
rec_pub_18710847-commentary-ethnic-minority-medical-student.htm

Ethnic stereotypes and the underachievement of UK medical students from ethnic minorities: qualitative study.

16 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVE: To explore ethnic stereotypes of UK medical students in the context of academic underachievement of medical students from ethnic minorities. DESIGN: Qualitative study using semistructured one to one interviews and focus groups. SETTING: A ...
rec_pub_18710846-ethnic-stereotypes-underachievement-uk-medical-students-ethnic.htm

Educational and occupational underattainment in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a controlled study.

30 Jul 2008 OBJECTIVE: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been consistently associated with intellectual, educational, and employment deficits. This study evaluated subjects to determine whether the educational and occupational deficits ...
rec_pub_18681752-educational-occupational-underattainment-adults-attention-deficit.htm

Inhibited and aggressive preschool children at 23 years of age: personality and social transitions into adulthood.

29 Jun 2008 In a 19-year longitudinal study, the 15% most inhibited and the 15% most aggressive children at ages 4-6 years were followed up until age 23 years and were compared with controls who were below average in preschool inhibition or aggressiveness. As ...
rec_pub_18605830-inhibited-aggressive-preschool-children-23-years-age-personality.htm

Neighborhood and community factors: effects on deviant behavior and social competence.

29 Apr 2008 Socialization in a neighborhood and community at risk, defined in terms of violence, social alienation, school failure, and disruptive behavior, is a risk factor for the acquisition of antisocial and delinquent behavior. In order to test this ...
rec_pub_18630650-neighborhood-community-factors-effects-deviant-behavior-social.htm

Under-achievers: do you terminate them or turn them around?

29 Apr 2008
rec_pub_18557273-under-achievers-terminate-turn-around.htm

Academic underachievement among children with epilepsy: proportion exceeding psychometric criteria for learning disability and associated risk factors.

29 Apr 2008 This study assessed rates of learning disabilities (LD) by several psychometric definitions in children with epilepsy and identified risk factors. Participants (N = 173, ages 8-15 years) completed IQ screening, academic achievement testing, and ...
rec_pub_18434287-academic-underachievement-children-epilepsy-proportion-exceeding.htm

Attributions for school success and failure by adolescent students with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

30 Mar 2008 A study of possible differences in causal attributions between ADHD youth and non-ADHD controls is reported. 40 students (12 to 18 years of age), diagnosed with ADHD by a psychologist and a psychiatrist according to Conners' criteria were compared ...
rec_pub_18567234-attributions-school-success-failure-adolescent-students-attention.htm

Effects of kindergarten retention on children's social-emotional development: an application of propensity score method to multivariate, multilevel data.

28 Feb 2008 This study examines the effects of kindergarten retention on children's social-emotional development in the early, middle, and late elementary years. Previous studies have generated mixed results partly due to some major methodological challenges, ...
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