introduction: the students’ academic achievement is of paramount significance for their future accomplishments. academic achievement is associated with various effective factors, one of which is self-esteem. the current study was conducted to assess the correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement of the midwifery students at mashhad university of medical sciences in 2013. methods: ...

On the basis of previous work by various investigators (2, 3, 5, 6), the present study was designed to test the following hypotheses about firstborns: (a) They will score higher on the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) need for Affiliation scales (6), and need for Achievement scales (5) than other birth-order groups. (b) They will score higher on the College Entrance Exan1ination Boar...

the purpose of this study is to examine the relation of bilateral friendship, acceptance of peers, self-concept and social adjustment with the academic achievement of secondary prep school female third graders in isfahan. the statistical population for this study comprised all the secondary prep school female third graders in isfahan studying in public school in the academic years of 2001-2002....

In light of these trends, this article offers an in-depth exploration of racial and ethnic achievement gap trends and a preliminary examination of different factors that may interact to influence the trends. It offers a comprehensive review of available data on the Black-White and Hispanic-White achievement gaps in reading and mathematics over the last three decades. The achievement gap is meas...

This study has explored the relation between dance achievement and alexithymia in a larger Swedish population sample (Swedish Twin Registry) with a study sample of 5431 individuals. Dance achievement (CAQ) was assessed in relation to Alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-20) including the three subscales: Difficulty Identifying Feelings (DIF), Difficulty Describing Feelings (DDF), and Ext...