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ERIC Number: EJ378271
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Time Horizon in Students' Predictions of Grades.
Manger, Terje; Teigen, Karl Halvor
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v32 n2 p77-91 1988
Eight and two months before their final exam, 252 undergraduates in Norway stated their expectations and hopes for examination grades. Correlations between expected and obtained grades were low. A shift from optimism to pessimism occurred. Results confirm the time horizon's crucial role in the prediction of academic achievement. (TJH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Grade Prediction, Higher Education, Time Perspective, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Norwegians