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ERIC Number: EJ569182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Self-Regulation and School Performance: Is There Optimal Level of Action-Control?
Lopez, David F.; Little, Todd D.; Baltes, Paul B.; Oettingen, Gabriele
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v70 n1 p54-74 Jul 1998
Used path analysis in a longitudinal study to examine the relation of overestimating one's capabilities with enhanced performance in German 8- to 11 year-olds. Found that after controlling for gender, school grade, prior academic achievement, and intelligence, overestimating one's capabilities was consistently associated with subsequent school performance. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Path Analysis, Self Concept, Self Efficacy, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Action Theory; Germany