Collective student characteristics alter the effects of teaching practices on academic outcomes

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 273-283

  Kikas, Eve ^a   Peets, Kätlin ^a,b,d   Hodges, Ernest V E ^b,c  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Academic skills; Classroom context; Collective student characteristics; Elementary school; Task persistence; Teaching practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904684180     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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