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Cottrell, Samantha; Torres, Eric; Harris, Paul L.; Ronfard, Samuel – Child Development, 2023
We investigated children's information seeking in response to a surprising claim (Study 1, N = 109, 54 Female, Range = 4.02-6.94 years, 49% White, 21% Mixed Ethnicity, 19% Southeast Asian, infStudy 2, N = 154, 74 Female, Range = 4.09-7.99, 50% White, 20% Mixed Ethnicity, 17% Southeast Asian, September 2020-December 2020). Relative to younger…
Descriptors: Children, Information Seeking, Adults, Trust (Psychology)
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Valeski, Tricia N.; Stipek, Deborah J. – Child Development, 2001
The Feelings about School (FAS) measure was used to examine factors associated with kindergartners' and first-graders' feelings about school. Findings provided support for the reliability and validity of the FAS for both groups. Students' feelings about school were associated with their academic skills, especially for first-graders. Relation of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Emotional Response, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Connell, James Patrick; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined the empirical validity of a model of human motivation as it applies to school success and failure, assessing how indicators of context, self, and action related to measures of risk and resiliency. Subjects were 10- to 16-year-old African American youth in 3 independent samples. Found that parental engagement predicted school performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Black Youth