AVERSION TO THE MEAN

Authors

  • Walter L. Strandburg University of Colorado

Abstract

Average grades suggest to some students that one's potential is mediocre. This is threatening to students whose feelings of worth and significance are closely related to their academic achievements. The mean spells mediocrity and some students will fail rather than be mediocre.

Author Biography

Walter L. Strandburg, University of Colorado

Walter L. Strandburg, Ph.D., is Director of Counselling Services at the University of Colorado. Denver Center.

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Published

1972-04-01

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Strandburg, W. L. (1972). AVERSION TO THE MEAN. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 7(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/6863

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 001 (1972)

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