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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.

DataGenerations and Gender Survey. Documentation of the first wave in Germany

Ruckdeschel, Kerstin; Ette, Andreas; Hullen, Gert; Leven, Ingo (2009)

Supplement to Materialien zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft 121a. Wiesbaden: Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung

This text is a translation of three chapters from Materialienband 121a.