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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.

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Spieß, C. Katharina; Iacovou, Maria; Robsen, Karen; Uunk, Wilfred (2004)

In: Berthoud; Richard; Iacovou, Maria Social Europe. Living Standards and Welfare States. Cheltenham, Northampton: Edgar Elgar: 69–97