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Preckel, Franzis; Gotz, Thomas; Frenzel, Anne – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: Securing appropriate challenge or preventing boredom is one of the reasons frequently used to justify ability grouping of gifted students, which has been shown to have beneficial effects for achievement. On the other hand, critics stress psychosocial costs, such as detrimental effects on academic self-concept (contrast or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Reference Groups