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ERIC Number: EJ266427
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Achievement Anxiety with Respect to Reference Groups in School.
Schwarzer, Ralf; Schwarzer, Christine
Journal of Educational Research, v75 n5 p305-08 May-Jun 1982
An anxiety scale was administered to fifth- and eighth-grade students in West Germany immediately after and three years after placement in a high, low, or middle school track based on achievement. Findings from this investigation are related to reference group theory. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Age Differences, Anxiety, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 8, Homogeneous Grouping, Reference Groups, Self Esteem, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Placement, Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: West Germany