Achievement differences and self-concept differences: Stronger associations for above or below average students?

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-450

  Möller, Jens ^a   Pohlmann, Britta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNDERACHIEVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955070461     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709909X485234     Document Type: Article

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