Improved academic performance in junior high school students: Comparison targets' academic performance and perceived academic competence

Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Toyama, Miki ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparison targets; Improved academic performance; Junior high school students; Perceived academic competence; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746284934     PISSN: 00215015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5926/jjep1953.54.1_55     Document Type: Article

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