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Karkkainen, Riitta; Raty, Hannu; Kasanen, Kati – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
This study set out to examine parents' perceptions of the malleability of their child's academic competencies. A total of 97 mothers and fathers were asked to rate their child's potential for improving her/his competencies in mathematics and Finnish, using both intrapersonal and interpersonal criteria in their ratings. These two criteria were…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Academic Ability, Finno Ugric Languages, Mathematics Skills
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Raty, Hannu; Kasanen, Kati; Kiiskinen, Johanna; Nykky, Merja; Atjonen, Paivi – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2004
The ways boys and girls (N = 119) at different grade levels rated and explained their potential for improvement in mathematics and the mother tongue were compared in order to examine their subject-specific notions of the malleability of their academic ability. The findings indicate that children perceive their potential to improve their…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis