Self-perceptions of ability and achievement across the high school transition: Investigation of a state-trait model

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-218

  Silverthorn, Naida ^a   Dubois, David L ^a   Crombie, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic self concept; Models; School transition; Self concept; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444457925     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JEXE.73.3.191-218     Document Type: Article

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