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Zajonc, R. B. – Review of Educational Research, 1986
This article finds the empirical review of the intellectual effects of family factors by Lala Carr Steelman wanting because (1) it is selective and incomplete; (2) it ignores systematic aggregate effects; (3) it imposes linear analysis on nonmonotone relationships; and (4) it disregards most of the confounds identified by Steelman as crucial.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Educational Research, Effect Size
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Steelman, Lala Carr – Review of Educational Research, 1986
The author responds to criticism by R. B. Zajonc on a review of the extant literature on the intellectual consequences of sibship size and birth order. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Educational Research, Effect Size
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Hoge, Robert D.; Luce, Sally – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Studies published since 1965 on the relationship between classroom behavior and academic achievement are reviewed. Criteria are established for selecting the studies, the research is assessed, and recommendations for future research are made. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education