Self-Evaluation Strategies in College Women Trying to Lose Weight: The Relative Use of Objective and Social Comparison Information

The aim of this study was to investigate the degree of mathematics teachers’ practice of authentic evaluation strategies and tools in the basic education stage in the Sultanate of Oman. The researcher prepared a questionnaire to measure the degree of use of the authentic evaluation strategies and tools. The sample consisted of (266) teachers where (211) teachers from the first cycle and (55) teachers from the second cycle of basic education schools in the province of Muscat. After statistical processing using averages, frequencies and tests, the results of the study showed that the teachers’ use of authentic evaluation strategies and tools in both the first and second cycles in the basic education schools was high. The results showed that the strategies of self-evaluation and peer evaluation are the most widely used by the teachers. The strategy of evaluating the performance by the concept's maps obtained the least degree of use although it has a high level. The results also showed that there are statistically significant differences in the degree of practice the authentic evaluation strategies and these differences are in favor of the teachers who have an experience of more than ten years. The results showed no statistically significant differences among the teachers of both the first and second cycles in the practice of authentic evaluation strategies and tools. Consequently, the researcher recommended directing the institutions that are responsible for the preparation of new teachers to add training programs on authentic evaluation strategies and tools. The researcher also recommended conducting studies on the difficulties faced by teachers on the practice of all authentic evaluation strategies and tools in a balanced manner.

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Evidence that Social Comparison with the Thin Ideal Affects Implicit Self-Evaluation

International Review of Social Psychology ◽

10.5334/irsp.114 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yvana Bocage-Barthélémy ◽

Leila Selimbegović ◽

Armand Chatard

Keyword(s):

Social Comparison ◽

Thin Ideal ◽

Self Evaluation

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Individual Differences in Social Comparison

Social Comparison, Judgment, and Behavior ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190629113.003.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 77-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Abraham P. Buunk ◽

Frederick X. Gibbons ◽

Pieternel Dijkstra ◽

Zlatan Krizan

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Social Comparison ◽

Physical Attractiveness ◽

Close Relationships ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Personality Variables ◽

Work And Organizations ◽

Comparison Information

Individuals differ considerably in their social comparison orientation (SCO), that is, the extent to which and the frequency with which they compare themselves with others. In this chapter, the major findings with the scale assessing SCO are discussed. After presenting the basic psychometric properties of the scale and the relationships with various personality variables, the authors discuss how SCO is related to, among others, seeking upward and downward social comparison information, to establishing one’s risk, and to assessing one’s future prospects. Next, we present particularly the role of SCO in moderating the effects of upward and downward social comparison information with respect to a variety of contexts and dimensions, including close relationships, ageing, work and organizations, depression, health, and physical attractiveness. Special attention is paid to the question if SCO fosters identification and assimilation rather than contrast.

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