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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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Chapters in Edited BooksWelche Erkenntnisse liefert die Bildungsökonomie? Ausgewählte Befunde aus drei Bildungsbereichen

Spieß, C. Katharina; Schneider, Kerstin; Schwerdt, Guido; Lüdemann, Elke (2016)

In: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (Ed.): Bildungsforschung 2020. Zwischen wissenschaftlicher Exzellenz und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Berlin: 223–256