The prediction of school achievement from a behavior genetic perspective: results from the german twin study on cognitive ability, self-reported motivation, and school achievement (CoSMoS)

Much phenotypic research aims to identify which individual and familial characteristics explain individual differences in academic achievement. Behavior genetic studies can add informative value by analyzing the sources of this variation. The objective of the present study was to investigate the gen...

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Main Authors: Gottschling, Juliana (Author) , Spengler, Marion (Author) , Spinath, Birgit (Author) , Spinath, Frank M. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: September 2012
In: Personality and individual differences
Year: 2012, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 381-386
ISSN:1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2012.01.020
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.01.020
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886912000360
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Author Notes:Juliana Gottschling, Marion Spengler, Birgit Spinath, Frank M. Spinath