Elementary School Students' Learner Self-Concept, Academic Self-Concepts and Approaches to Learning

Paul Burnett, Romina Proctor

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    Abstract

    The present study investigated the relationships between academic selfconcepts, learner self-concept, and approaches to learning in elementary school students. A sample of 580 Australian Grade 6 and 7 school students with a mean age of 10.7 years participated in the study. Weak negative correlations between learner self-concepts and surface approaches to learning were identified. In contrast, deep approaches for both boys and girls showed the highest positive correlations with school self-concept and learning self-concept. Only slight variations in these figures were found between boys and girls.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)325-333
    Number of pages9
    JournalEducational Psychology in Practice
    VolumeVol.18
    Issue numberno.4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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