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ERIC Number: EJ367876
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Conflicting Goals in Self-Evaluative Information Seeking: Developmental and Ability Level Analyses
Ruble, Diane N.; Flett, Gordon L.
Child Development, v59 n1 p97-106 Feb 1988
Examines developmental changes in the resolution of conflicting goals involved in self-evaluation among children entering second, fourth, and sixth grades who represent high, medium, and low ability levels in arithmetic. Results are discussed in terms of strategies for balancing self-assessment with self-enhancement needs. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Age Differences, Arithmetic, Child Development, Cognitive Style, Competence, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Self Actualization, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Monitoring