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ERIC Number: EJ467447
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Age and Gender Differences in Children's Self- and Task Perceptions during Elementary School.
Eccles, Jacquelynne; And Others
Child Development, v64 n3 p830-47 Jun 1993
First, second, and fourth graders completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of their competence in several activities. Younger children had more positive perceptions than older children of their competence in nonsports activities. Boys had more positive beliefs than girls about their competence in sports and mathematics. Girls had more positive beliefs than boys about their competence in reading and music. (BC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Athletics, Childhood Attitudes, Competence, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Ability, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematical Ability; Music Ability; Task Value