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Direct linkSeaton, Marjorie; Marsh, Herbert W.; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Craven, Rhonda – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
Big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) research has demonstrated that academic self-concept is negatively affected by attending high-ability schools. This article examines data from large, representative samples of 15-year-olds from each Australian state, based on the three Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) databases that focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Secondary School Students, Academic Ability
Marsh, Herbert W. – Australian Journal of Education, 2004
Attending academically selective schools is intended to have positive effects, but a growing body of theoretical and empirical research demonstrates that the effects are negative for academic self-concept. The big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE), based on social comparison theory, posits that equally able students will have lower academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Academic Ability
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; Rowe, Kenneth J. – Australian Journal of Education, 1996
Critical reanalysis of a previous Australian study comparing the effects of single-sex mathematics and mixed-sex mathematics instruction on students in grades seven and eight suggests that the randomly assigned class-type intervention had relatively little effect on mathematics achievement or attitudes, and that at least some effects favored…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Educational Attitudes, Educational Research
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W. – Australian Journal of Education, 1984
A study of the highest- and lowest-socioeconomic status (SES) schools in one area showed that student academic self-concept is positively affected by individual ability and SES, but negatively affected by the school averages on these variables. This suggests that students appraise their own abilities, compare with the surrounding students, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W. – Australian Journal of Education, 1981
Two student evaluation surveys of "best" and "worst" teaching were administered to a sample of Australian university students. Separate factor analyses of the two surveys revealed the same factors that had been identified in American settings, demonstrating the feasibility of transferring American surveys to an Australian setting. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; Roche, Lawrence A. – Australian Journal of Education, 1992
In five studies, the applicability of two North American instruments for student evaluation of teacher performance was assessed at the University of Western Sydney (Macarthur, Australia). Results of a multitrait-multimethod analysis indicate the instruments are applicable at this institution and across diverse educational settings. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Climate
