Hi Bob- I had always assumed that students who paid part (or all) of their own tuition would do better because they were more invested in their education. However, a few years ago one of my research groups examined this and found no correlation between the extent to which students contributed to their tuition and GPA. I think that part of the reason for this counter-intuitive (at least to me)finding is that the sample included students who were paying all of their own tuition. To do this they often had to hold down three jobs. This workload obviously decreased the amount of time that they could spend on their studies. I still think that this is an area that deserves empirical evaluation but if a relationship is found I don't think that it will be a simple linear one.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 10:21:39 AM Subject: Re: [tips] Spoiled Children I have never been able to locate an official operational definition; however, the one I use is "children who get whatever they want without having to do anything to get it" i.e., their parents give it to them without any strings. I have found that students who are paying at least a part of their tuition and expenses work harder and get better grades (they go pretty much together in my classes) than their classmates who are there on their family's dime. I do ask some demographic questions in class, one of which is who is paying for your tuition and expenses: you, your parents, a combination, other (this question is listed as optional but more than half of the students reply). ---- Original message ---- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:54:11 -0500 (EST) From: drnanjo <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [tips] Spoiled Children To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Has anyone ever accurately operationalized what it means to be "spoiled?" I can recognize spoiled milk easily. Spoiled children - not so much. . Robert W. Wildblood, PhD Adjunct Psychology Faculty Northern Virginia Community College [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=22876 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-22876-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=22904 or send a blank email to leave-22904-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
