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Socialization of Perceived Academic Competence among Highly Competent Children.
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Phillips, Deborah A. – Child Development, 1987
Academically competent third-graders and their parents were studied to (1) determine whether the illusion of incompetence documented in fifth graders appears in younger children; and (2) examine the influence that parents exert on their children's development of self-perceptions of academic competence. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Classroom Factors and Student Characteristics Predicting Students' Use of Achievement Standards during Ability Self-Assessment.
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Mac Iver, Douglas – Child Development, 1987
Examines whether task structures, grading practices, and grouping patterns influence the achievement standards that upper-elementary students use in reaching a positive evaluation of their ability. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Grades (Scholastic)
Self-System Concomitants of Discrepancies between Children's and Teachers' Evaluations of Academic Competence.
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Connell, James P.; Ilardi, Barbara C. – Child Development, 1987
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the psychological concomitants of discrepancies between fourth- to sixth-grade children's perceptions of academic competence and two measures of their competence (teacher ratings and achievement test scores). (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Differences
Degree of Bilingualism and Cognitive Ability in Mainland Puerto Rican Children.
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Hakuta, Kenji – Child Development, 1987
Results indicated a positive relationship between nonverbal intelligence measures and degree of bilingualism in younger subjects. The relationship attenuated over time and age level. Metalinguistic awareness in the native language did not show a relation with degree of bilingualism. (PCB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Children, Cognitive Ability
The Transition to Junior High School: A Longitudinal Study of Self-Esteem, Psychological Symptomatology, School Life, and Social Support.
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Hirsch, Barton J.; Rapkin, Bruce D. – Child Development, 1987
Studied the psychological well-being of 159 white and black students during the transition to junior high school. Group differences in adjustment were examined with respect to race, sex, and academic competence. Adjustment patterns were found to be complex and highly differentiated. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Junior High Schools