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Publication Date: 2018-Jan
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When Students Doubt Their Teachers' Diagnostic Competence: Moderation in the Internal/External Frame of Reference Model
Zimmermann, Friederike; Möller, Jens; Köller, Olaf
Journal of Educational Psychology, v110 n1 p46-57 Jan 2018
The internal/external frame of reference model (I/E model) posits that individuals' achievement-related self-concepts are formed through social comparisons (e.g., self vs. peers) within academic domains and dimensional comparisons (e.g., math vs. verbal) between distinct domains. A large body of research has supported the theorized pattern of positive within-domain and negative cross-domain effects of achievement on self-concept. However, research on moderators of these effects has been scarce. In this article, we report results from 2 samples of 7th graders (N[subscript sample1] = 1,045 and N[subscript sample2] = 1,966) in which we investigated whether students' perceptions of teachers' domain-specific competence in judging students' achievement moderated the relation between teacher-assigned grades and students' self-concepts in the I/E model. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the I/E model, which also included teachers' perceived diagnostic competence in each domain (i.e., math and verbal) and 4 latent interaction variables derived from that competence and from school grades in both domains. Both studies found support for the predictions of the I/E model. The cross-domain effect on math self-concept was consistently moderated in both studies: The lower students perceived their teachers' competence in diagnosing math achievement, the stronger the negative path from verbal grade to math self-concept. Furthermore, the results tentatively imply that the positive within-domain effect of verbal grade on verbal self-concept is stronger when students' perceptions of teachers' diagnostic competence in judging verbal achievement are higher. The results extend knowledge on the conditions of academic self-concept formation and provide valuable insights into possible ramifications of teachers' judgment accuracy.
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Competencies, Self Concept, Grade 7, Student Attitudes, Models, Teacher Developed Materials, Test Construction, Structural Equation Models, Diagnostic Tests, Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Self Concept Measures, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Grade 7
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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