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ERIC Number: EJ533557
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Children's Beliefs about Intelligence and School Performance.
Stipek, Deborah; Gralinski, J. Heidi
Journal of Educational Psychology, v88 n3 p397-407 Sep 1996
Associations among children's beliefs about intelligence and effort, goal orientations, self-reported learning strategies, and academic achievement were studied with 319 children in grades 3 through 6. Results revealed a coherent set of beliefs about intelligence and academic performance, and that beliefs are powerful predictors of achievement outcomes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation, Intelligence, Learning Strategies, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Effort