The internal/external frame of reference of academic self-concept: Extension to a foreign language and the role of language of instruction

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 489-503

  Xu, Man K ^a,b   Marsh, Herbert W ^a,c,d   Hau, Kit Tai ^e   Ho, Irene T ^f   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b   Abduljabbar, Adel S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic self concept; Internal external frame of reference; Language of instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881091411     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031333     Document Type: Article

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