ERIC Number: EJ910601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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The Structure of Academic Self-Concepts Revisited: The Nested Marsh/Shavelson Model
Brunner, Martin; Keller, Ulrich; Dierendonck, Christophe; Reichert, Monique; Ugen, Sonja; Fischbach, Antoine; Martin, Romain
Journal of Educational Psychology, v102 n4 p964-981 Nov 2010
The nested Marsh/Shavelson (NMS) model integrates structural characteristics of academic self-concepts that have proved empirically incompatible in previous studies. Specifically, it conceives of academic self-concepts to be subject specific, strongly separated across domains, and hierarchically organized, with general academic self-concept at the top of the hierarchy. In Part 1 of the present study, data from a representative sample of eighth graders (N = 4,847) from Luxembourg showed that the NMS model captures the structure of self-concepts in six core subjects. In Part 2, the NMS model was integrated into a longitudinal extended internal/external frame-of-reference model. The developmental dynamics between general and subject-specific achievement, as measured in Grade 6, and the corresponding academic self-concepts in Grade 8 were examined, with data from a subsample of students (N = 3,045). Given its theoretical and empirical bases, the NMS model has clear potential to guide future research on academic self-concepts. (Contains 6 tables, 2 figures and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Academic Ability, Models, Grade 8, Grade 6, Developmental Stages, Measures (Individuals), Longitudinal Studies, Schemata (Cognition), Factor Analysis, Student Motivation, Track System (Education), Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 6; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Luxembourg
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