Descriptor
Source
Author
| Craven, Rhonda G. | 1 |
| Marsh, Herbert W. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Marsh, Herbert W.; Craven, Rhonda G. – 2002
This chapter examines how adolescents' self-concept beliefs are powerfully influenced by frame of reference effects, which involve students comparisons of their ability levels with those of other students in the immediate context as well as assessments of their own ability and academic accomplishments. Noting that academic self-concept is…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents
