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Wolff, Fabian; Möller, Jens – Journal of Experimental Education, 2021
Dimensional comparisons between math and verbal achievements affect students' academic self-concepts by increasing (decreasing) students' self-concept in the subject with their intraindividual higher (lower) achievement. Dimensional comparison theory assumes that dimensional comparisons are also triggered by external influences. The present…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Self Concept, Academic Ability
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Wolff, Fabian; Zitzmann, Steffen; Möller, Jens – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Dimensional comparisons, where students compare their achievements in different subjects, have a significant impact on the formation of students' subject-specific self-concepts. This research examines the influence of five moderators that have been shown in previous research to affect the strength of dimensional comparison effects: (1) the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement, Individual Differences, Mathematics Achievement
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Jansen, Malte; Lüdtke, Oliver; Robitzsch, Alexander – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Academic self-concept (ASC) is characterized by the dual nature of stability and change. That is, students strive for consistency in their self-concept but also receive achievement feedback that leads to changes in ASC. Only a few previous studies have scrutinized the stability of ASC. The STARTS model (Stable, AutoRegressive Trait, and State)…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Academic Ability, Reliability, Change