Predicting changes in children's self-perceptions of academic competence: a naturalistic examination of evaluative
Ellen Rydell Altermatt1, Eva M Pomerantz, Diane N Ruble
1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. ealterma@msu.edu
Abstract:
Classroom discourse was examined as a predictor of changes in children's beliefs about their academic capabilities. Kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade students (N = 106) participated in 2 waves of data collection, approximately 1 year apart. During the 1st year of the study, children's verbal interactions with their classmates were observed and recorded. Children rated their self-perceptions of academic competence during the 1st and 2nd years. Analyses revealed that changes over time in children's competence perceptions could be predicted from the types of statements that children made and had directed toward them by classmates. Examining sequences of child and classmate statements proved helpful in explaining the observed changes in children's perceptions of competence.
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