Children's friendship choice and classroom dimensionality

"Ability perception formation theory argues that classroom organization affects students' conception of (academic) ability. This study examines whether classroom organization affects peer relationships. Thirty two classrooms in four elementary schools were categorized into uni- and multi-dimensional classrooms by Rosenholtz and Simpson's (1984) classification. Then, the effects of classroom dimensionality differences were investigated in relation to children's perceptions of their peers' ""smartness,"" troublesomeness, self-image related to school, and estimated teacher's expectation. Also, the relationships between these indices and children's choices of best friends, playmate, and work-partners were explored. The sample of 826 students (408 boys and 418 girls) was selected from first to sixth grade classrooms (16 unidimensional and 16 multidimensional classes) in four elementary schools located in a metropolitan area of Tennessee."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Sekita, Kazuhiko

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tozer, Steven E.

• Education, Sociology of
• Education, Educational Psychology
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1991 Sekita, Kazuhiko

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9210984
(UMI)AAI9210984

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20175