Context-related changes in academic self concept development. On the long-term persistence of big-fish-little-pond effects.

Autor/inn/en	Becker, Michael; Neumann, Marko
Titel	Context-related changes in academic self concept development. On the long-term persistence of big-fish-little-pond effects.
Quelle	In: Learning and instruction, (2016) 45, S. 31-49Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (inhaltlich überarbeitete Version); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0959-4752
DOI	10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.06.003
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-205256
Schlagwörter	Längsschnittuntersuchung; Selbstkonzept; Übergang; Grundschule; Gymnasium; Weiterführende Schule; Schüler; Leistung; Leistungsmessung; Wirkung; Deutschland
Abstract	Academic self-concept (ASC) is subject to substantial change throughout the course of schooling. Besides individual factors, contextual characteristics play an important role in driving changes in self-perception. The abilities of classmates are especially important: Equally able students report lower ASCs when in high-achieving classrooms than when in low-achieving classrooms. This contextual effect is known as the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect (BFLPE). Although the BFLPE has been replicated in different settings, little is known about whether it is important across consecutive contexts. Therefore, we analyze the effects of various contexts on students' ASCs. We draw on a sample of fourth graders, who transitioned from elementary school to secondary school. Using contextual information from both elementary and secondary school, our results indicate that the BFLPE exists in both elementary-school and secondary-school contexts. Yet, when students moved to secondary-school, the BFLPE from elementary school successively diminished and was no longer discernible after one year. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2021/1