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Holloway, Susan D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1986
Investigates whether 53 mothers' beliefs about achievement were related to their seventh grade children's sex differences, and the association between these beliefs and their children's performance in mathematics. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education
Lester, Frank K., Jr.; And Others – 1989
This project was designed to: (1) assess 7th-graders' metacognitive beliefs and processes and investigate how they affect problem-solving behaviors; and (2) explore the extent to which these students can be taught to be more strategic and aware of their own problem-solving behaviors. The primary assessment was conducted by analyzing video tapes of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Grade 7, Junior High Schools