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This study was designed to test two major hypotheses: (1) Validity of expectation is an increasing monotonic function of development. (2) Invalidity of expectation is more a function of overestimation of hedonistic tendencies than a function of underestimation. A total of 277 middle class children in the first, fourth, and fifth grades were given…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students
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Direct linkLi, Jin – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Despite much research on Chinese children's learning achievement, little research exists on their early development of beliefs about learning. This study examined the perceptions of purposes for and affective and value expression toward learning among 129 Chinese preschoolers aged 3-6 years. To tap culturally valid perspectives, free narratives…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Values, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
