This study developed from discussions with educators concerning the constant entering and exiting of students in their schools. Its purpose was to determine if a relationship existed between high mobility and students' academic achievement; if there were differences in promotion and retention percentages and exceptional program inclusion between highly mobile students and the general district population; and if there were specific demographic characteristics that were indicative of highly mobile students. / Students in this study tended to achieve scores on standardized achievement tests that were lower than their school and grade peers, however on a basic skills measure they did about as well. The percentage of highly mobile students enrolled in exceptional student classes was more than double that of the district's general population. / Highly-mobile high-achieving students were more distinguishable from their highly-mobile low-achieving peers by good to excellent citizenship and work and study habits with some attendance problems or frequent tardiness. Highly-mobile low-achieving students tended to be more often female, low SES, non-white, frequently absent, often tardy, had poor work habits, came from one-parent homes, and had probably been retained at least once in the elementary grades. / From the data that were gathered from student records and comments from teachers, it seemed that highly-mobile high-achieving students had good study habits, good attitudes about school, were good citizens, some were overly talkative, two exhibited some anti-social behaviors, and several occasionally disobeyed school rules. Whereas, highly-mobile low-achieving students didn't carry out responsibilities, didn't put forth effort, were resistant to teacher help, had trouble making friends, had poor attendance, had trouble adjusting to new situations, didn't turn in work, lost interest in trying to improve, needed to develop better study habits, worked slowly, and didn't participate in classroom activities or discussions. / Further research with high mobility students is recommended in the following areas: socialization, parent background, low SES and low achievement, and teacher attitudes. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-12, Section: A, page: 4018. / Major Professor: John H. Hansen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78353 |
| Contributors | Nelson, Claudia Fetzner., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 119 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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