Gender Differences in the Accuracy of Grade Expectancies and Evaluations.

Beyer, Sylvia

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ERIC Number: EJ596441

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Gender Differences in the Accuracy of Grade Expectancies and Evaluations.

Beyer, Sylvia

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v41 n3/4 p279-96 Aug 1999

Assessed accuracy of students' preexamination expectancies and postexamination grade evaluations, gender differences in expectations, and the role of experience in expectations with 131 college students. Male students overestimated their grades more than did female students, but only for one of the two courses studied. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Expectation, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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