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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.

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Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsParental Leave Benefits and Breastfeeding in Germany

Effects of the 2007 Reform

Kottwitz, Anita; Oppermann, Anja; Spiess, C. Katharina (2016)

Review of Economics of the Household 14: 859–890

DOI: 10.1007/s11150-015-9299-4