Self-Concept of Ability and School Achievement

Brookover, Wilbur B.; Thomas, Shannon; Paterson, Ann

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“…one's ability profile. The formation of an 'ability self' is connected with an individual's narratively constructed life history within social-positional and institutional contexts (Komulainen et al, 2012), including 'a community of significant others' (Brookover, Thomas, & Paterson, 1964). As in the case of notions of intelligence, an individual's 'ability self' includes an important evaluation of whether one's abilities are regarded as incremental or static (Dweck, 1999).…”

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University students’ perceptions of their ‘ability selves’ and employability: a pilot study

Räty

Komulainen

Harvorsén

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Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

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This study sets out to investigate the university students' perceptions of their current and expected 'ability selves' and the contribution of such perceptions to students' views of their own employability. The participants consisted of a group of male and female students (N = 104) who were asked to describe their present and anticipated abilities and to respond to a set of statements describing self-perceived employability. The students highlighted social aptness, extroversion and enterprise skills in particular as features related to ability selves in current discussions of working life. These interpretations were subsequently related to the optimism they had about their own employability. 'Ability selves' seem to play a role in the multifaceted process of subjective confidence formation regarding one's employment prospects after graduation. ARTICLE HISTORY

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University students’ perceptions of their ‘ability selves’ and employability: a pilot study

Räty

Komulainen

Harvorsén

et al. 2018

Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

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“…Early studies by Brookover (1962Brookover ( , 1965 reported higher correlations for self-estimates and high school grades than for IQ and grades. Using an 8-item inventory, Brookover (1962) found a correlation of .57 between overall grades and selfestimates at the seventh-grade level. At the college level, Keefer (1969) found that a direct question of self-predicted GPA was a better predictor of actual CPA (.51) than either ACT (.41) or high school GPA (.44).…”

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The Sigi Prediction System: Predicting College Grades With and Without Tests

Norris

1976

ETS Research Bulletin Series

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This paper gives an example of how to predict college grades in the absence of tests. It describes components of the prediction system which is one section of the computer-based System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI).Students who use the SIGI prediction system are provided with detailed criterion information and then asked to rate themselves on "achievement factors" and give estimates of their performance. These ratings and estimates, as well as selfreported high school record and biographical data, are used as predictors in a regression analysis.Predictive validities for final grades in four courses at Illinois State University were examined. Since students at ISU are required to take ACT, separate analyses were run using SIGI variables, ACT scores, and SIGI plus ACT.Consistent findings were found across the four courses: (1) multiple R's, using two or three SIGI variables, are quite high, falling in the range of .45 to .66, (2) SIGI variables afford a higher level of prediction than do ACT scores, and (3) the addition of ACT scores to SIGI variables does not appreciably improve the prediction levels.

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“…Brookover, Shailer and Patterson (1964) prohe the interrelationships between general self-concept, academic ability self-concept and academic achievement. They con-…”

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Special education labeling relationships with learning disabled student self-concept

Godinet¹

2000

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Self-Concept of Ability and School Achievement

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University students’ perceptions of their ‘ability selves’ and employability: a pilot study

University students’ perceptions of their ‘ability selves’ and employability: a pilot study

The Sigi Prediction System: Predicting College Grades With and Without Tests

Special education labeling relationships with learning disabled student self-concept

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