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König, Sabrina; Stang-Rabrig, Justine; Hannover, Bettina; Zander, Lysann; McElvany, Nele – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
Stereotype threat (ST) is a potential explanation for inequalities in language competencies observed between students from different language backgrounds. Language competencies are an important prerequisite for educational success, wherefore the significance for investigation arises. While ST effects on achievement are empirically well documented,…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Nasir, Na'ilah Suad; McKinney de Royston, Maxine; O'Connor, Kathleen; Wischnia, Sarah – Urban Education, 2017
Despite post-racial rhetoric, stereotypes remain salient for American youth. We surveyed 150 elementary and middle schoolers in Northern California and conducted case studies of 12 students. Findings showed that (a) students hold school-related stereotypes that get stronger in middle school, (b) African American and Latino students experience…
Descriptors: Ethnic Stereotypes, Racial Bias, Knowledge Level, Beliefs
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Graham, Sandra; Taylor, April; Hudley, Cynthia – Urban Education, 2015
A 12-week, 32-lesson afterschool intervention was conducted with third-to fifth-grade urban African American boys classified as aggressive. Grounded in attribution theory and organized around the construct of perceived responsibility in self and others, the intervention focused on increasing both social skills and academic motivation. Participants…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, Aggression, Intervention
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McGlothlin, Heidi; Killen, Melanie – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology: an international lifespan journal, 2005
Perceptions of intragroup and intergroup similarity were assessed in 1st grade (M=6.78 years, SD=.42) and 4th grade (M=9.79, SD=.51) boys and girls (N=382) who attended either ethnically homogeneous or ethnically heterogeneous schools. Children's evaluations of same-race and cross-race friendships were also assessed. European-American children…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 4, Friendship, Social Experience