Child Study Journal articles from December 2003

Child Study Journal archives from December 2003

Self-beliefs and reading achievement of elementary-school students in Hong Kong and the united states: results from the PIRLS 2001 assessment.
December 1, 2003... Student self-beliefs are significantly related to a number of academic outcomes. This study was designed to examine the relationship between self-beliefs and reading achievement of elementary-school students from cross-cultural contexts....

Enjoyment of evaluative physical activity among young participants: the role of self-handicapping and intrinsic motivation.
December 1, 2003... Research suggests that the employment of a self-handicapping strategy may change the manner in which an individual experiences a socially comparative activity by reducing one's outcome concerns. Although initial sport studies have addressed the...

Children's evaluations of peer influence: the role of relationship type and social situation.
December 1, 2003... Second-, third-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children evaluated peers portrayed as either best friends or acquaintances engaged in five different peer pressure scenarios (e.g., modeling, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, expert,...

"I run faster than him because I have faster shoes": perceptions of competence and gender role stereotyping in children's imaginary friends.
December 1, 2003... This study aimed to replicate the findings of Harter and Chao (1992) of a gender difference in the competence of the imaginary friends created by children, and to examine their suggestion that this gender difference is due to children's...

Teaching and Learning in College: A Resource For Educators.(Book Review)(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... Wheeler, Gary S. (ed.) (2002). Teaching and Learning in College: A Resource For Educators, 4th ed. Elyria, Ohio: INFO-TEC. 211 pp. Gary Wheeler is Senior Associate Executive Director for Academic Affairs and Professor at Miami University's...