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The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Academic Achievement In High Ability Students: Evidence From The Wollongong Youth Study., Wilma Vialle, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Joseph Ciarrochi Jul 2015

The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Academic Achievement In High Ability Students: Evidence From The Wollongong Youth Study., Wilma Vialle, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Joseph Ciarrochi

joseph Ciarrochi

The relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement is one that is regarded by many educators as a well-established fact. This belief has been often invoked in order to argue against the provision of ability grouping for gifted students. Refuting that commonly-held belief, this research examined the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement in 65 high-ability secondary students, a sample drawn from a longitudinal study of over 900 students. The research demonstrated that there were no differences in measured selfesteem between the gifted and non-gifted students. More contentiously, though, the research found no correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement for the …


Changing Workplace Habits: From Lunch A-La-Desk To Meetings On The Run: A Pilot Initiative At The University Of Wollongong, Nsw, Catherine L. Andrew, Darren Smith, John Sampson, Lindsay Oades, Gordon Spence Mar 2014

Changing Workplace Habits: From Lunch A-La-Desk To Meetings On The Run: A Pilot Initiative At The University Of Wollongong, Nsw, Catherine L. Andrew, Darren Smith, John Sampson, Lindsay Oades, Gordon Spence

Gordon B Spence

Abstract of paper that presented at the Occupational Therapy Australia, 25th National Conference and Exhibition, 24-26 July 2013, Adelaide Convention Centre.