This book provides new research on student achievement. Chapter One assesses the primary effects in attention, recall and judgement patterns of simultaneously presented student information. Chapter Two reviews visual and auditory learning. Chapter Three analyzes how family, school and country factors affect the academic performance of students by adopting an ecological systems approach that encompasses attributes of the country, school, and students families. Chapter Four explores the relationship between theories of intelligence and academic achievement in middle school students taking a science course. Chapter Five studies school-based assessment techniques of students' learning in science classrooms. Chapter Six examines new paradigms for promoting student achievement and excellence.