The Role of Academic Ability Indicators in Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect Research: A Comparison Study

Autor/inn/en	Vogl, Katharina; Schmidt, Isabelle; Preckel, Franzis
Titel	The Role of Academic Ability Indicators in Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect Research: A Comparison Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Research, 111 (2018) 4, S.429-438 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0671
DOI	10.1080/00220671.2017.1291485
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Ability; Educational Indicators; Comparative Analysis; Academic Achievement; Self Concept; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Achievement Tests; Cognitive Tests; Grades (Scholastic); Grading; Grade 6; Hypothesis Testing; Correlation; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Schulleistung; Selbstkonzept; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Notenspiegel; Notengebung; Schulnote; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Korrelation; Deutschland
Abstract	The authors examined the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) on academic self-concept (ASC) using different indicators of academic ability (i.e., achievement test, cognitive ability test, grades corrected for grading-on-a-curve effects, uncorrected grades). They investigated under what circumstances grades are suitable indicators of academic ability in BFLPE research. The sample comprised 730 sixth-grade students from 30 classes belonging to the top track of the German secondary high school system. Using multilevel models, all indicators of academic ability exhibited negative contrast effects on ASC at class level (i.e., BFLPE). The authors found the strongest effects for corrected grades, followed by achievement tests, cognitive ability, and, finally, uncorrected grades. Thus, the study provides evidence for the usage of grades within BFLPE research for investigating the BFLPE. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01