Pamela Davis-Kean co-authored a study with Maria Ines Susperreguy, Kathryn Duckworth, and Meichu Chen which finds students’ self-concept of their own ability in math and reading predicts later attainment across different levels of achievement.

The article, Self-Concept Predicts Academic Achievement Across Levels of the Achievement Distribution: Domain Specificity for Math and Reading, has been reported on in several news outlets:

• Johns Hopkins News-Letter, Kids' self-perception influences academic achievement
• Technology.org, Belief in one's abilities early in life predicts math, reading achievement later on
• Science Daily, Students’ self-concepts of ability in math, reading predict later math, reading attainment
• Laboratory Equipment, Belief in One’s Abilities Early in Life Predicts Math, Reading Achievement Later
• XinhuaNet, Believing in abilities in early life may lead to academic achievement later on: study
• Futurity, Belief in success predicts how kids do in math and reading