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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.

Miscellaneous PublicationsKein „Entweder-oder“: Eltern sorgen sich im Lockdown um Bildung und Gesundheit ihrer Kinder

Huebener, Mathias; Siegel, Nico A.; Spieß, C. Katharina; Spinner, Christian; Wagner, Gert G. (2021)

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