TY - GEN A1 - Bosch, Jannis A1 - Wilbert, Jürgen T1 - Contrast and Assimilation Effects on Self-Evaluation of Performance and Task Interest in a Sample of Elementary School Children T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Social comparison processes and the social position within a school class already play a major role in performance evaluation as early as in elementary school. The influence of contrast and assimilation effects on self-evaluation of performance as well as task interest has been widely researched in observational studies under the labels big-fish-little-pond and basking-in-reflected-glory effect. This study examined the influence of similar contrast and assimilation effects in an experimental paradigm. Fifth and sixth grade students (n = 230) completed a computer-based learning task during which they received social comparative feedback based on 2 × 2 experimentally manipulated feedback conditions: social position (high vs. low) and peer performance (high vs. low). Results show a more positive development of task interest and self-evaluation of performance in both the high social position and the high peer performance condition. When applied to the school setting, results of this study suggest that students who already perform well in comparison to their peer group are also the ones who profit most from social comparative feedback, given that they are the ones who usually receive the corresponding positive performance feedback. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 600 KW - social comparison KW - feedback KW - self-evaluation KW - interest KW - contrast effect Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-444819 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 600 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bosch, Jannis A1 - Wilbert, Jürgen T1 - Contrast and Assimilation Effects on Self-Evaluation of Performance and Task Interest in a Sample of Elementary School Children JF - Frontiers in Education N2 - Social comparison processes and the social position within a school class already play a major role in performance evaluation as early as in elementary school. The influence of contrast and assimilation effects on self-evaluation of performance as well as task interest has been widely researched in observational studies under the labels big-fish-little-pond and basking-in-reflected-glory effect. This study examined the influence of similar contrast and assimilation effects in an experimental paradigm. Fifth and sixth grade students (n = 230) completed a computer-based learning task during which they received social comparative feedback based on 2 × 2 experimentally manipulated feedback conditions: social position (high vs. low) and peer performance (high vs. low). Results show a more positive development of task interest and self-evaluation of performance in both the high social position and the high peer performance condition. When applied to the school setting, results of this study suggest that students who already perform well in comparison to their peer group are also the ones who profit most from social comparative feedback, given that they are the ones who usually receive the corresponding positive performance feedback. KW - social comparison KW - feedback KW - self-evaluation KW - interest KW - contrast effect Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00165 SN - 2504-284X VL - 4 IS - 165 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bosch, Jannis A1 - Wilbert, Jürgen T1 - The impact of social comparison processes on self-evaluation of performance, self-concept, and task interest N2 - Development of self-concept and task interest has been shown to be affected by social comparison processes in a variety of cross-sectional studies. A potential explanation for these effects is an effect of social comparative performance feedback on an individual’s self-evaluation of performance, which in turn influences development of self-concept and task interest. There are, however, only few studies addressing this topic with experimental designs. This study was aimed at closing this research gap by experimentally manipulating social comparative performance. Feedback given was based on 2 × 2 experimental conditions: social position (high vs. low) and average performance of the reference group (high vs. low). Results show a strong effect of social position on self-evaluation of performance and smaller effects on self-concept and task interest. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 836 KW - social comparison KW - self-evaluation KW - self-concept KW - interest KW - contrast effects Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-588751 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 836 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bosch, Jannis A1 - Wilbert, Jürgen T1 - The impact of social comparison processes on self-evaluation of performance, self-concept, and task interest JF - Frontiers in education N2 - Development of self-concept and task interest has been shown to be affected by social comparison processes in a variety of cross-sectional studies. A potential explanation for these effects is an effect of social comparative performance feedback on an individual’s self-evaluation of performance, which in turn influences development of self-concept and task interest. There are, however, only few studies addressing this topic with experimental designs. This study was aimed at closing this research gap by experimentally manipulating social comparative performance. Feedback given was based on 2 × 2 experimental conditions: social position (high vs. low) and average performance of the reference group (high vs. low). Results show a strong effect of social position on self-evaluation of performance and smaller effects on self-concept and task interest. KW - social comparison KW - self-evaluation KW - self-concept KW - interest KW - contrast effects Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1033488 SN - 2504-284X VL - 8 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne ER - TY - THES A1 - Meyer, André T1 - Empirische Untersuchung des geschlechtstypischen Interesses am Fach Physik T1 - Empirical investigation of gender-typical differences of interest in physics N2 - Trotz aller Bemühungen um Chancengleichheit entscheiden sich weitaus weniger Frauen als Männer für einen MINT-bezogenen Studiengang oder Beruf. Auch in der heranwachsenden Generation deutscher Schülerinnen liegt die Motivation einen naturwissenschaftlichen Beruf zu ergreifen unter dem Durchschnitt deutscher Schüler. Schulleistungsuntersuchungen belegen, dass vor allem Schülerinnen der Sekundarstufe I ein deutlich geringeres Interesse an Fächern der Naturwissenschaften, insbesondere Physik, aufweisen als gleichaltrige Jungen. Aus diesem Grund widmet sich die vorliegende Untersuchung der Frage, ob es bereits am Ende der Grundschulzeit einen geschlechtstypischen Unterschied des Interesses am Fach Physik bei Schülerinnen und Schüler gibt. Teil der schriftlichen Befragung wurden Schülerinnen und Schüler der sechsten Klasse des Landes Brandenburg (N=235). Die Datenerhebung erfolgte mittels eines eigens entwickelten Messinstrumentes (.52≤α≤.79). Es lassen sich mit Effektstärken von |d|_1=.38, |d|_2=.27, |d|_3=.18 sowie |d|_4=.28 Unterschiede mit einer teils geringen praktischen Bedeutsamkeit zugunsten der befragten Jungen finden. Zudem deuten die Ergebnisse darauf hin, dass sowohl Jungen als auch Mädchen, die der Ansicht sind, dass das eigene Geschlecht generell mehr Interesse an Physik aufweist, tatsächlich selbst mehr Interesse als das jeweils andere Geschlecht haben. Eine Interpretation der Ergebnisse sowie Limitationen und Implikationen der Untersuchung werden diskutiert. N2 - Despite numerous efforts for equal opportunities, there still is an underrepresentation of women in the area of natural sciences. Far fewer women compared to men decide for a MINT-related field of studies or profession. The motivation of German female students to take up a profession within the field of natural sciences is below the average compared to German male students. Especially data from large-scale-assessments indicate that above all German female students from year seven up to year ten show less interest in natural sciences, specifically physics, compared to German male students of the same age. On this account, this investigation deals with the question, whether there is a gender typical difference of interest in physics as early as in sixth grade. Data was collected cross-sectionally from year six students from Brandenburg, Germany (N=235) via a self-developed questionnaire (.52≤α≤.79). Results show effect sizes of |d|_1=.38, |d|_2=.27, |d|_3=.18 and |d|_4=.28. and indicate differences with small effects towards male students. This suggests that asked male students show more interest concerning all investigated dimensions compared to participating female students. Moreover as part of data analysis, between-group comparisons show that boys as well as girls, who hold the opinion that the own sex is more interested in physics, respectively, indeed show more interest in physics. An interpretation, limitations and implications of this study are being discussed. KW - Interesse KW - Physik KW - Physikdidaktik KW - Fachinteresse KW - geschlechtstypische Unterschiede KW - interest KW - physics KW - didactics of physics KW - subject interest KW - gender-typical differences Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-402286 ER -