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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 JournalsFamily Research and Demographic Analysis – New Insights from the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)

Bujard, Martin; Hank, Karsten; Pollak, Reinhard (2023)

Comparative Population Studies 48: 657–663

DOI: 10.12765/CPoS-2023-25

This is the Editorial on the Special Issue "Family Research and Demographic Analysis – New Insights from the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)".