Samuel S Peng

Biographic Data

ID2168949
NAMESamuel S Peng
GIVEN NAMESSamuel S
FAMILY NAMEPeng
SIGNATUREPENG S S
AFFILIATIONSRTI International
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS19
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1974
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1994
H-INDEX3

  • Explanation of Academic Achievement of Asian American Students

    Open AccessSamuel S Peng, Deeann WrightARTICLEThe Journal of Educational Research1994

    Asian American students generally have higher academic achievement than other minority students. One possible explanation is that they are more likely to experience certain home environments and educational activities that are conducive to learning. This hypothesis was examined in this study. Data were drawn from the base-year survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The findings indicated that Asian American student…

  • Demographic Disparities of Inner-City Eighth Graders

    Open AccessSamuel S Peng, Margaret C Wang et al.ARTICLEUrban Education1992Cited by: 4References: 2

    Inner-city pupils differed from others in racial and ethnic backgrounds, family incomes, parents' education and employmen4 and family composition

  • Women Who Enter Male-Dominated Fields of Study in Higher Education

    Open AccessSamuel S Peng, Jay JaffeARTICLEAmerican Educational Research…1979Cited by: 8References: 3

    Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, this study examined 16 variables classified into categories of family background, high school experience, academic ability, life-goal orientations, and extent of education planned that might influence women’s entry into male-dominated fields of study in higher education. Results indicate that women in male-dominated fields have higher academic ability and more…

  • Variables Involved in Withdrawal During the First Two Years of College

    Samuel S Peng, William B FettersARTICLEAmerican Educational Research…1978Cited by: 5References: 4

    This study investigated the process of withdrawal from four-year and two-year institutions of higher education. Data were drawn from the base year and the first and second follow-ups of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Results indicate that (1) women students are more likely to withdraw only in two-year colleges; (2) white students are more likely than black students to withdraw when other variables are controlled…

  • Teacher Affect in Relation to Pupil Achievement

    Open AccessSamuel S Peng, Elizabeth A AshburnARTICLEJournal of Teacher Education1978References: 3

    This study investigated the relationship of positive and negative teacher affect with pupil achievement, as perceived by the pupils themselves. Data suggests positive behavior may not necessarily be conducive to higher and may well associate with lower achievement

  • Trends in the Entry to Higher Education

    Samuel S PengARTICLEEducational Researcher1977

  • Access to Higher Education

    Samuel S Peng, James P Bailey et al.ARTICLEEducational Researcher1977Cited by: 2

  • Brief Notes

    Open AccessSamuel S PengARTICLEEducational Researcher1977References: 1

  • Generalizability Of Free-Recall Measurements

    Samuel S Peng, S David FarrARTICLEMultivariate Behavioral Research1976

    This study investigated the generalizability of free-recall measurements. Subjects were 55 fifth-grade pupils, who completed ten trials of recalling familiar nouns plus two summary trials. The observation conditions included two list lengths (20 and 30 words), two rates of presentation (1 1/2 and 2 1/4 seconds per word), and two occasions (two weeks apart). Alpha factor analysis indicated that (1) the measurement procedures may be conceived of as…

  • Teacher Expectations and Pupil Achievement

    Open AccessJeremy D Finn, Eugene L Gaier et al.ARTICLEUrban Education1975References: 7

  • An Evaluation of Bilingual Education for Spanish-Speaking Children

    Open AccessWarren L Balinsky, Warren Balinsky et al.ARTICLEUrban Education1974References: 2