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The Generalized Internal/External Frame of Reference Model: An Extension to Dimensional Comparison Theory
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Möller, Jens; Müller-Kalthoff, Hanno; Helm, Friederike; Nagy, Nicole; Marsh, Herb W. – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
The dimensional comparison theory (DCT) focuses on the effects of internal, dimensional comparisons (e.g., "How good am I in math compared to English?") on academic self-concepts with widespread consequences for students' self-evaluation, motivation, and behavioral choices. DCT is based on the internal/external frame of reference model…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures