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Direct linkMarsh, Herbert W.; Hau, Kit-Tai; Craven, Rhonda – American Psychologist, 2004
Responds to comments made by Dai (see record 2004-14303-011) and Plucker et al (200414303-012) on the current authors' original article (see record 2003-06802-005) on the big-fish--little-pond effect (BFLPE). In its simplest form the BFLPE predicts that equally able students have lower academic self-concepts when attending schools where the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Policy, Social Theories, Academic Ability
