Case studies on fifteen high school underachievers

Abstract

This study was undertaken with the purpose of discovering the problems that are related to under-achievement. Through the analysis of many measures and data about each case, the researcher aimed to discover the following:

1. The characteristic patterns of personality traits of underachievers. 2.a. The problem areas through the administration of the Mooney Problem Check List, and the specific problems in these areas that are mentioned by the majority of the underachievers. 2.b. The seriousness of underachievers’ problems regarding home and family. 3. The acceptance of the underachievers by their peers. 4. The adequacy of their self-concept. 5. The level of their academic motivation. 6. Their study habits and attitudes, and the specific problems, in the SSHA, that are common to the majority of underachievers.