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Seaton, Marjorie; Marsh, Herbert W.; Craven, Rhonda G. – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
Research evidence for the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) has demonstrated that attending high-ability schools has a negative effect on academic self-concept. Utilizing multilevel modeling with the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment database, the present investigation evaluated the generalizability and robustness of the BFLPE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Selective Admission
Sikora, Joanna; Saha, Lawrence J. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Lost talent? The occupational ambitions and attainments of young Australians", and is an added resource for further information. The purpose of this supplement is to provide greater detail about the background of research into the topic of human talent in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Human Capital, Talent