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Download full textMarsh, Herbert W. – 1986
Marsh and Parker (1984) described the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) whereby equally able students have lower academic self-concepts in high-ability schools than in low-ability schools. The present investigation, a reanalysis of the Youth in Transition data, supported the generality of the earlier findings and demonstrated new theoretical…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance
Ainley, John; And Others – 1986
The study reported in this monograph, which was conducted jointly by the Australian Council for Educational Research and the Education Department of Victoria, investigated the organization and curriculum of government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia, and how those factors influence what teachers do and what views students have of the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Educational Environment
