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ERIC Number: EJ222633
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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An Empirical Study of the Zajonc-Markus Hypothesis for Achievement Test Score Declines.
Melican, Gerald J.; Feldt, Leonard S.
American Educational Research Journal, v17 n1 p5-19 Spr 1980
Zajonc has proposed that the decline in high school achievement since 1965 can be explained by the trend from 1947 to 1962 toward larger, closer-spaced families. This study tested this theory with data on students in Iowa high schools. Overall, the results raise doubt about this hypothesis. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Birth Order, Family Characteristics, Family Structure, High Schools, Nuclear Family, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Family Size; Test Score Decline; Zajonc (Robert B)