How children reason about ability from report card grades: A developmental study

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-146

  Newman, Richard S ^a   Spitzer, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES;

EID: 0032093535     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329809596141     Document Type: Article

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