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Swidler, Phyllis Joy; Diener, Carol I. – 1983
A study was made to determine whether there exists a group of overpersisting children who are considered mastery-oriented because of their persistence but who actually demonstrate characteristics of learned helplessness. Subjects were 71 females and 84 males from fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade classrooms. Children's scores on the Intellectual…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Expectation

Stanley, William B.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1987
Investigates the nature of social concept development in young children. A heterogeneous sample of 64 kindergarten and 65 first grade public school students completed an assessment task for both basic concepts and social concepts. Grades, sex, and racial group had significant impact on performance. Important differences in difficulty among social…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level, Grade 1