The Importance of Average: Playing the Game of School to Increase Success and Achievement

by Stephen Farenga, Daniel Ness, Dale D. Johnson

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The Importance of Average drives home the reality that average intellectual ability is not synonymous with mediocrity. Under the right conditions, average ability can potentially lead to professional excellence and exceptionalism. Archaic psychological and social constructs are examined as they are shown to limit student achievement. Ability, effort, and luck are discussed as possible motivational predictors that contribute to average student success...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0742570126

ISBN13:9780742570122

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Age Range:5 to 7 years

Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 2

Related Subjects

Assessment Children's Books College & University Education Education & Reference Education Theory Educational Philosophy Educational Psychology Philosophy & Social Aspects Reform & Policy

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