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Peer reviewedMesser, Stanley B. – Child Development, 1972
Boys who took credit for their academic successes and girls who accepted blame for their failures were those most likely to have higher grades and higher achievement test scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conceptual Tempo, Data Analysis, Grade 4
Peer reviewedSantrock, John W. – Child Development, 1972
While father absence due to divorce, desertion, or separation had the most negative influence in the initial 2 years of the child's life for boys and girls, father absence due to death was the most detrimental when it occurred in the 6 - 9 period of the boy's life. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedAdams, Russel L.; Phillips, Beeman N. – Child Development, 1972
When differences in level of motivation were controlled, all of the previously found differences between firstborn and later born disappeared. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedClifford, Margaret M.; Cleary, T. Anne – Child Development, 1972
Purpose of the study is to examine relationships between internality and achievement-related variables in a performance situation where students determine the difficulty level at which they desire to work. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Intelligence, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedBuck, Mildren R.; Austrin, Harvey R. – Child Development, 1971
Findings are discussed in the light of social-learning theory. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
