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ERIC Number: EJ195531
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Aug
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Academic Underachievement, Other-Direction, and Attitudes toward Women's Roles in Bright Adolescent Females.
Fitzpatrick, Jody L.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v70 n4 p645-50 Aug 1978
Achievement patterns of tenth grade females of above average intelligence revealed a significant difference between the grades of achievers and underachievers, beginning at grade 6. Other-direction and attitudes toward women were significantly related to mathematical achievement test scores and high school grades. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Females, Locus of Control, Performance Factors, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Sex Role, Student Motivation, Underachievement
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Language: English
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