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Entwisle, Doris R.; Webster, Murray, Jr. – 1974
A study was conducted of how children's expectations for their own school performance develop over their first-grade year and what factors influence these expectations. Expectations for performance in reading and arithmetic were studied. Both middle class and lower class (black and white) children have higher expectations than their subsequent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Elementary School Students, Expectation