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Licht, Barbara G. – 1987
This paper examines the ways in which children's beliefs about their abilities influence their academic achievement. These beliefs interact with the demands of different tasks or learning situations. Research is described which deals with children's causal attributions for their academic success or failure and with children's definitions of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs