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ERIC Number: EJ648133
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Self-esteem and Ability Grouping: A Hong Kong Investigation of the Big Fish Little Pond Effect.
Wong, Martha Suk Wai; Watkins, David
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v21 n1 p79-87 Mar 2001
Examines the strength of the relationships among student self-esteem, the ability group of the school band and class stream they attend, and their self-perceived academic performance in a non-Western context. Focuses on the responses of 280 secondary school students in Hong Kong. Supports the "big fish--little pond" effect of ability grouping within schools. (CMK)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Questionnaires, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Self Esteem, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong