Reading development in a tracked school system: A longitudinal study over 3 years using propensity score matching

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 647-671

  Retelsdorf, Jan ^a   Becker, Michael ^b,c   Köller, Olaf ^a   Möller, Jens ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; READING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84864128921     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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