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Peer reviewedByrne, Barbara M.; Shavelson, Richard J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
This study tested the multifaceted, hierarchical structure of self- concept (SC) against alternative models and determined whether academic SC can be discriminated from academic grades. Results supported the multidimensional interpretation of SC and demonstrated that general SC could be interpreted as distinct from but correlated with academic SC.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Correlation, Grade 11
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; Holmes, Iain W. MacDonald – American Educational Research Journal, 1990
The construct validity of 290 preadolescent children's responses to 3 instruments claiming to measure dimensions of self-concept was studied. Instruments administered to the fifth graders include the Self-Description Questionnaire; the Perceived Competence Scale; and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
