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Marsh, Herbert W.; Hau, Kit-Tai; Kong, Chit-Kwong – American Educational Research Journal, 2002
Studied relationships among academic self-concept, academic achievement, and language of instruction (Chinese or English) for 7,802 high school students in Hong Kong. Prior self-concept had significant effects on subsequent achievement beyond the effects of prior achievement, and prior achievement had effects on subsequent self-concept as well.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chinese, English, Foreign Countries