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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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Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsA Household Study of Self-Regulation in Children

Intergenerational Links and Maternal Antecedents

Drobetz, Reinhard; Maercker, Andreas; Spieß, C. Katharina; Wagner, Gert G.; Forstmeier, Simon (2012)

Swiss Journal of Psychology 71(4): 215–226

DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000090