Ability grouping of gifted students: Effects on academic self-concept and boredom

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-472

  Preckel, Franzis ^a   Gotz, Thomas ^b,c   Frenzel, Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c Thurgau University of Teacher Education   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BOREDOM; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GIFTED CHILD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; AUSTRIA; BOREDOM; CHILD, GIFTED; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955062849     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709909X480716     Document Type: Article

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