A Comparison of Superior Achievers and Underachievers in Arithmetic

Capps, Lelon R.

doi:10.1086/460027

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“…Shaw and McCuen (1960) found a significant difference in grade-point average between eventual male achievers and overachievers beginning at the third-grade level. However, at least one study (Capps, 1964) found no sex differences in either the over-or underachieving group. A comparison of the female achievers and overachievers presented quite a different picture from that seen for the male groups.…”

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Selected Factors Influencing over- and Underachievement in Young School-Age Children

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1974

Review of Educational Research

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Selected Factors Influencing over- and Underachievement in Young School-Age Children

Asbury¹

1974

Review of Educational Research

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“…As has been found in other studies of underachievement, there is a great deal of difference between what is found to be true of males and what seems to be true in the case of females. However, at least one study (Capps, 1964) found no sex differences in either the over-or underachieving group. Girls were reported, however, as having higher adjustment scores, and a reciprocal relationship was hypothesized between arithmetic retardation and personality adjustment.…”

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