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- Title
EFFECTS OF SMALL GROUP COUNSELING ON COGNITIVE GROWTH OF BRIGHT UNDERACHIEVERS IN AN ATYPICAL EDUCATIONAL SITUATION.
- Authors
Pentecoste, Joseph P.; Nelson, Norbert J.
- Abstract
One hundred twenty randomly selected bright underachievers were divided into two experimental groups and two control groups. The independent variables were teaching methodologies and small group counseling. It was hypothesized that both experimental groups would display significant cognitive gains over the control groups, and that the experimental group exposed to small group counseling would exhibit significant gains over experimental group. The findings did not support the hypotheses. The authors explain the lack of support of the hypotheses as being a function of the program time element, the lack of control over counseling methodology, and the non-involvement of parents in the counseling procedure. However, when the data were controlled on race significant differences were found in the non-counseled group..
- Publication
Education, 1975, Vol 96, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
0013-1172
- Publication type
Academic Journal