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ERIC Number: EJ562040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
Four Family Process Factors Predicting Academic Achievement in Sixth and Seventh Grade.
Hoge, Dean R.; Smit, Edna K.; Crist, John T.
Educational Research Quarterly, v21 n2 p27-42 Dec 1997
Four family process factors (parental expectations, parental interest, parental involvement, and family communication) were assessed for their impact on grades and achievement test scores of 300 students in sixth and seventh grades in a longitudinal study. The most influential was parental expectation of students' capabilities in specific disciplines. Other effects are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Expectation, Family Characteristics, Grade 6, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation, Prediction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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