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ERIC Number: EJ055547
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Motivational and Achievement Differences among Children of Various Ordinal Birth Positions
Adams, Russel L.; Phillips, Beeman N.
Child Development, 43, 1, 155-64, Mar 72
When differences in level of motivation were controlled, all of the previously found differences between firstborn and later born disappeared. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Individual Needs, Intelligence Differences, Motivation, Socioeconomic Influences, Tables (Data)
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