Effects of the structure of classmates' perceptions of peers' academic abilities on children's perceived cognitive competence, peer acceptance, and engagement

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 400-419

  Hughes, Jan N ^a   Zhang, Duan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic ability; Classroom context; Differential teacher behavior; Elementary students; Peer acceptance; Peer perceptions; Perceived cognitive competence; School engagement; Social comparison theory; Sociometric assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249725051     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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