Self-esteem and ability grouping: a Hong Kong investigation of the big fish little pond effect

Self-esteem and ability grouping: a Hong Kong investigation of the big fish little pond effect

• Wong, Martha Suk Wai University of Hong Kong
• Watkins, David University of Hong Kong

Educational Psychology, 21(1), 79-87, 2001

Routledge

2001

• A Human Growth & Development
  • AC Socialization, Self-concept, Self-esteem, Identity, Affective, Emotional, Psycho-social & Moral Development
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FB Streaming, Tracking, Grouping & Size of Class, Seating Arrangements, Mixed Ability Teaching

Ability Grouping Academic Achievement Educational Research Foreign Countries Higher Education Questionnaires Secondary Education Secondary School Students Self Esteem Self Evaluation (Individuals) Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

The aim of this paper was to test the strength of the relationships between student self-esteem, and the ability group of the school band and class stream they attend, as well as their self-perceived academic performance in a non-Western context. Responses of 280 Hong Kong secondary school students to the Chinese Adolescent Self-Esteem Scale were analysed by Performance × Stream × Band Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Statistically significant main effects for Performance and Stream, but not Band were found. Higher self-esteem was reported by students who perceived their academic performance as higher and who attended lower ability stream classes. The findings supported the Big Fish Little Pond effect of ability grouping within, but not between schools. Implications of the findings for school policies such as classes for the gifted and inclusion of children with learning difficulties are also discussed.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410020019858]

• English

Journal Articles

• 01443410

• 10.1080/01443410020019858

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/d20865b2

2010-09-27