– Teachers’ expectancy for children’s success in science did not significantly predict students’ fifth grade science achievement.
– Parents’ expectancy did predict students’ fifth grade science achievement.
– Children’s science self-efficacy significantly influenced science achievement scores. This was a weaker influence than the direct effect of parents’ expectancy of children’s success in science.
– None of the dependent variables showed significant difference between genders.
– The influence of parent expectancy on child self-efficacy for science and science achievement is equally strong for both boys and girls.
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Expectancy-Value and Children’s Science Achievement: Parents Matter
Ethnic Diversity and Creativity in Small Groups
Test the value of in-diversity hypothesis (that ethnic diversity produces tangible, positive effects on organizational outcome).
Winter Setback: The Racial Composition of Schools and Learning to Read
How the racial composition of schools affects children’s cognitive growth during the first two years of school for youngsters in the BSS.
Cross-Group Contact Opportunities: Impact on Interpersonal Relationships in Desegregated Middle Schools
Examines the effects of school organizational structure on students’ interracial and cross-sex communication patterns