Teacher ratings of academic achievement of children between 6 and 12 years old from intact and non-intact families

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dc.contributor.authorMolepo, Lephodisa S.
dc.contributor.authorMaunganidze, Levison
dc.contributor.authorMudhovozi, Pilot
dc.contributor.authorSodi, Tholene
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T09:43:25Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T09:43:25Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractWe investigated teacher ratings of the impact of parental divorce on academic achievement of children between 6 and 12 years old up to 12 months after their parents divorced. A purposive sample of 120 children attending four different primary schools in a small South African town took part in the study. One third (n 40) of the children had experienced parental divorce (male 14, female 26) while two thirds had not. Teachers rated participating children in their class on academic performance on the Conners rating scale ranging from 0 to 3. In addition, teachers ob tained the average term score of each of the participating children in key academic areas, which were converted to the Conners scale for classification. Chi square tests were used to analyse the data. Results showed that the academic performance of children from non intact families within the age range of 6 9 was inferior to that of their counterparts from intact families suggesting that the experience of parental divorcee had a negative impact on children’s academic achievement. It is recommended that future research compare teacher ratings with children’s ratings on standardised tests.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMolepo, L. S., Maunganidze, L., & Mudhovozi, P. (2010). Teacher ratings of academic achievement of children between 6 and 12 years old from intact and non-intact families. Perspectives in Education, 28(1), 44-51.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-2236 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/2876
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic achievementen_ZA
dc.subjectChildrenen_ZA
dc.subjectDivorceen_ZA
dc.subjectIntact and non-intact familiesen_ZA
dc.subjectParenten_ZA
dc.subjectParental divorceen_ZA
dc.subjectSelf concepten_ZA
dc.subjectSelf-fulfilling prophecyen_ZA
dc.subjectTeacher ratingsen_ZA
dc.titleTeacher ratings of academic achievement of children between 6 and 12 years old from intact and non-intact familiesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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