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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 Well-Being in Times of Covid-19 in Germany

Huebener, Mathias; Waights, Sevrin; Spiess, C. Katharina; Siegel, Nico A.; Wagner, Gert G. (2021)

Review of Economics of the Household (Special Issue on Covid-19) 81. Berlin: Springer: 91–122