School Achievement of First- and Second-Born Siblings

School Achievement of First- and Second-Born Siblings

School achievement records of 129 pairs of first- and second-born siblings from 2 school systems were analyzed. Siblings were compared on teacher grades and Iowa Basic Skill scores obtained during common years in their school careers (upper elementary and junior high). Differences between siblings o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child development 1968-12, Vol.39 (4), p.1223-1228
Hauptverfasser: Chittenden, Edward A., Foan, M. Wendy, Zweil, Diane M., Smith, John R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arithmetic
Birth order
Child rearing
Educational administration
Grade levels
Junior high schools
Siblings
Test scores
Work study
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Zusammenfassung:School achievement records of 129 pairs of first- and second-born siblings from 2 school systems were analyzed. Siblings were compared on teacher grades and Iowa Basic Skill scores obtained during common years in their school careers (upper elementary and junior high). Differences between siblings on grades and test scores significantly favored the first-borns. The data also indicated that first-born superiority may be more pronounced for siblings close in age and for first-born girls.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1968.tb04498.x