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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.

Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsParental Socio-Economic Status and Childcare Quality

Early Inequalities in Educational Opportunity?

Stahl, Juliane F.; Schober, Pia S.; Spiess, C. Katharina (2018)

Early Childhood Research Quarterly 44(3): 304–317

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2017.10.011