The Ability of Young Children to Rank Themselves for Academic Ability
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Studies
- Vol. 14 (1) , 105-110
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0305569880140110
Abstract
In a study of 141 children in three infant schools in the Midlands it was concluded that they could rank themselves and each other with a high degree of agreement. By the age of six the criteria that they used were predominantly academic.Keywords
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