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Peer reviewedLopez, David F.; Little, Todd D.; Baltes, Paul B.; Oettingen, Gabriele – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1998
Used path analysis in a longitudinal study to examine the relation of overestimating one's capabilities with enhanced performance in German 8- to 11 year-olds. Found that after controlling for gender, school grade, prior academic achievement, and intelligence, overestimating one's capabilities was consistently associated with subsequent school…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
