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Sparks, Sarah D. – Education Week, 2012
Educators often look for ways to bring quiet children out of their shells, but emerging research suggests schools can improve academic outcomes for introverted students by reducing the pressure to be outgoing and giving all students a little more time to reflect. A 2011 study found teachers from across K-12 rated hypothetical quiet children as…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Shyness, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
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Jacobsen, Teresa; Hofmann, Volker – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Examined relation of 7-year olds' attachment representations to later behavior and academic competency during middle childhood and adolescence. Controlled for social class, gender, IQ, perspective-taking ability, and prior competency. Found that attachment representations did not predict disruptive behavior or extroversion, but secure…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems