Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance in Kindergarten: Its Relationship to Academic Performance.

Gullo, Dominic F.; Ambrose, Richard P.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance in Kindergarten: Its Relationship to Academic Performance.

Gullo, Dominic F.; Ambrose, Richard P.

Journal of Educational Research, v81 n1 p28-32 Sep-Oct 1987

This study determined the relationship among 30 kindergarten children's perceptions of their competence, teachers' perceptions of the children's competence, and academic performance. Children were rated on cognitive and physical competence, as well as on peer acceptance, by themselves and by their teachers. Results are presented. (Author/MT)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Ability, Competence, Kindergarten, Peer Acceptance, Physical Development, Primary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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