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ERIC Number: EJ442300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Influences of Internal and External Frames of Reference on the Formation of Math and English Self-Concepts.
Marsh, Herbert W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n1 p107-16 Mar 1990
How different frames of reference affect the formation of mathematics and English self-concepts was studied for 14,825 high school sophomores from the High School and Beyond Study. Results are discussed in terms of the internal/external frame of reference model and the big-fish-little-pond effect. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Context Effect, Correlation, English, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, National Surveys, Self Concept, Structural Equation Models, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Academic Self Concept; Big Fish Little Pond Effect; High School and Beyond (NCES); Internal External Frame of Reference Model