Ability stratification predicts the size of the big-fish-little-pond effect
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Parker, Phil, Dicke, Theresa, Guo, Jiesi, Basarkod, Geetanjali and Marsh, Herb. (2021). Ability stratification predicts the size of the big-fish-little-pond effect. Educational Researcher. 50(6), pp. 334-344. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X20986176
Authors | Parker, Phil, Dicke, Theresa, Guo, Jiesi, Basarkod, Geetanjali and Marsh, Herb |
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Abstract | Understanding how children’s broader context influences their development is critical if we are to develop policies that help them flourish. Combining sociological, economic, and psychological literature, we argue that ability stratification—the degree to which children of similar levels of ability are schooled together—influences a child’s academic self-concept. This is because countries with more ability stratification should have larger Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effects (the negative effect of school average achievement on academic self-concept). We used four cycles of the Trends in International Math and Science Study to test the hypothesis that more country-level ability stratification is associated with larger country-level Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effects for math self-concept. Findings strongly support this hypothesis. Our findings have implications for school system design and policy. |
Keywords | ability grouping; educational policy; hierarchical linear modeling; interdisciplinary approach; international comparison; meta-analysis; motivation; school psychology; self-concept; social stratification; structural equation modeling |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Educational Researcher |
Journal citation | 50 (6), pp. 334-344 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 0013-189X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X20986176 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85099023172 |
Page range | 334-344 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Jan 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 03 Dec 2020 |
Deposited | 13 Aug 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w95q/ability-stratification-predicts-the-size-of-the-big-fish-little-pond-effect
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