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Press releaseVerbal or numerical? How report cards change parents' views of their children's school skills

A new study by BiB shows that most parents overestimate their children's school skills. Written assessments in report cards have little effect on this, whereas grades have a stronger impact on parents.

Chapters in Edited BooksDie langsame Annäherung. Demografisch relevante Einstellungsunterschiede und der Wandel in den Lebensformen in West- und Ostdeutschland

Dorbritz, Jürgen; Ruckdeschel, Kerstin (2009)

In: Cassens, Insa; Luy, Marc; Scholz, Rembrandt (Eds.): Die Bevölkerung in Ost- und Westdeutschland. Demografische, gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen seit der Wende. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften: 261–294