Peer effects in academic achievement refer to the influence that students exert on one another’s performance, a dynamic that has garnered increasing attention in education research. Recent studies ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think and fit in. But who matters most ...

Two school friends, Anjana and Priya, had their end term exams approaching. Both had similar academic goals, but their study approach and motivation levels differed significantly. Anjana was focused ...