Testing the dimensional comparison theory: When do students prefer dimensional comparisons to social and temporal comparisons?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11218-018-9441-2
Abstract: Students compare their achievement in a subject with their classmates’ achievements (social comparison), their own prior achievements (temporal comparison), and their achievements in other subjects (dimensional comparison), which can each be better (upward comparison), equal… read more here.
Keywords: social temporal; dimensional comparison; temporal comparisons; comparison theory ... See more keywords
A Meta-Analysis of Relations Between Achievement and Self-Concept
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DOI: 10.3102/0034654320919354
Abstract: According to the internal/external frame of reference model, academic achievement has a strong impact on people’s self-concept, both within and between subjects. We conducted a series of meta-analyses of k = 505 data sets containing… read more here.
Keywords: dimensional comparison; meta; self concept; achievement self ... See more keywords