The Effects of Gender, Expectations of Success and Social Comparison on Children's Performance on a Computer-Based Task.

Joiner, Richard; Messer, David; Light, Paul; Littleton, Karen

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Effects of Gender, Expectations of Success and Social Comparison on Children's Performance on a Computer-Based Task.

Joiner, Richard; Messer, David; Light, Paul; Littleton, Karen

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v18 n3 p319-26 Sep 1998

Examines the effects of gender, expectations of success, and social comparison on children's performance on a computer-based task. Finds that the presence of like students facilitated the performance of girls with high expectations of success but was detrimental to those with low expectations; found opposite results for boys. (DSK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Psychological Studies, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Social Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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