Personality Changes as a Function of Minimum Competency Test Success or Failure.

Richman, Charles L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ350159

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Publication Date: 1987

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Personality Changes as a Function of Minimum Competency Test Success or Failure.

Richman, Charles L.; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v12 n1 p7-16 Jan 1987

The psychological effects of success and failure on the North Carolina Minimum Competency Test (MCT) were examined. Subjects were high school students, who were pre- and post-tested using the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and the High School Personality Questionnaire. Self-esteem decreased following knowledge of MCT failure. (LMO)

Descriptors: Grade 11, Grade 12, High Risk Students, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing, Personality Change, Personality Measures, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Social Class, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale

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