Subjective evaluations of intelligence and academic self-concept predict academic achievement: Evidence from a selective student population

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 596-608

  Kornilova, Tatiana V ^a   Kornilov, Sergey A ^a   Chumakova, Maria A ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Academic self concept; Achievement; Implicit theories; Intelligence; Subjective evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350036096     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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