Systemic Person-Oriented Study of Child Development in Early Primary School

The Editor: Aaro Toomela is Professor of Neuropsychology at Tallinn University (Estonia). His research interests cover all the main fields of psychology – cognitive, developmental, cultural, social, personality, biological, evolutionary, and applied – as well as philosophy, history and methodology of psychology. He has authored scientific papers in all these fields. He is a member of the editorial boards of several journals (including European Journal of School Psychology and Culture and Psychology).

• Contents: Aaro Toomela: Systemic Person-Oriented Approach to Child Development: Introduction to the Study – Kristina Seepter: Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Influences of Peers, Teacher’s Knowledge and Parental Expectations on Pupils’ Achievement: Impact on Low-, Average- and High-Ability Pupils – Krista Uibu/Eve Kikas/Kristiina Tropp: Teaching Practices, Their Dynamics, Associations with Self-Reported Knowledge and Students’ Language Achievement – Piret Soodla/Eve Kikas: Teachers’ Judgement of Students’ Reading Difficulties and Factors Related to Its Accuracy – Mairi Männamaa/Eve Kikas: Cognitive Profiles and their Stability in Different Academic Performance Groups for Math and Language – Margit Tago/Aivar Ots: Pupils Who Speak a «Wrong Language»: Bilingual Children’s Academic Achievement in Submersion Education – Anu Palu/Eve Kikas: The Types of the Most Widespread Errors in Solving Arithmetic Word Problems and Their Persistence in Time – Eve Kikas: Motivational Orientations, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Their Bias, and Achievement – Aivar Ots: Why Do Some Children Enjoy Attending Unpleasant Schools? – Grete Arro: Children’s Self-Reflection and Personality and Their Relationships with Cognitive Ability and Academic Success – Eva-Maria Kangro: Role of Reflection-Ability in Children’s Self-Regulation – Marja-Liisa Mailend: The Role of Academic Achievement and Physical Attractiveness in Students’ Social Preference and Rejection – Aaro Toomela: Systemic Person-Oriented Study of Child Development in Primary School: Methodological and Substantial Issues.