Peer Effects, Gender, and Intellectual Performance among Students at a Highly Selective College [electronic resource] : A Social Comparison of Abilities Analysis. Discussion Paper / George R. Goethals.

A study was conducted to examine peer effects among 138 undergraduates at Williams College, a highly selective four-year liberal arts school. The study explored whether students would perform better writing about newspaper articles they read and discussed in academically homogeneous or heterogeneous...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Goethals, George R.
Corporate Author:	Williams College
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001.
Subjects:	Ability Grouping. Academic Achievement. Heterogeneous Grouping. Higher Education. Homogeneous Grouping. Performance Factors. Undergraduate Students.