Conflicting Goals in Self-Evaluative Information Seeking: Developmental and Ability Level Analyses.

Ruble, Diane N.; Flett, Gordon L.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Conflicting Goals in Self-Evaluative Information Seeking: Developmental and Ability Level Analyses

Ruble, Diane N.; Flett, Gordon L.

Child Development, v59 n1 p97-106 Feb 1988

Examines developmental changes in the resolution of conflicting goals involved in self-evaluation among children entering second, fourth, and sixth grades who represent high, medium, and low ability levels in arithmetic. Results are discussed in terms of strategies for balancing self-assessment with self-enhancement needs. (Author/RWB)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Age Differences, Arithmetic, Child Development, Cognitive Style, Competence, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Self Actualization, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals)

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