The big-fish-little-pond effect and overclaiming
Journal article
Jerrim, John, Parker, Philip D. and Shure, Nikki. (2023). The big-fish-little-pond effect and overclaiming. International Journal of Educational Research. 121, p. Article 102215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102215
Authors | Jerrim, John, Parker, Philip D. and Shure, Nikki |
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Abstract | Using the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, we investigate whether students’ relative ability in mathematics (in comparison to their school peers) is linked to their tendency to overclaim. Although the estimated effect size is modest (around 0.1 standard deviations) we find empirical support that being a big fish in a small pond is linked to overclaiming, with this robust to different analytic approaches and model specifications. Thus, being one of the highest academic achievers within a school may push young people's beliefs in their own abilities too far, straying into overconfidence and making claims about their knowledge and skills that they cannot justify. |
Keywords | PISA; overclaiming; big-fish-little-pond effect; relative achievement |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | International Journal of Educational Research |
Journal citation | 121, p. Article 102215 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0883-0355 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102215 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85166647306 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-15 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 18 Jul 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Jul 2023 |
Deposited | 02 Apr 2025 |
Additional information | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
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