Social Comparison in the Classroom: A Review

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Assessing the effects of gamification in the classroom: A longitudinal study on intrinsic motivation, social comparison, satisfaction, effort, and academic performance (2015, result): “…thus align with existing literature on the negative effects of rewards on motivation (Deci et al., 2001; Lepper et al., 1973; Tang & Hall, 1995) as well as the negative effects of social comparison on motivation and performance in educational settings (Christy & Fox, 2014; Dijkstra et al., 2008).”
Differential school contextual effects for math and English : integrating the big-fish-little-pond effect and the internal/external frame of reference (2013, methodology): “For example, previous research on self- concept has suggested that schools with higher average ability may be associatedwith a ‘reflected glory’ effect for students’ self-concept (see Dijkstra et al., 2008).”
The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect and a National Policy of Within-School Ability Streaming (2013, background): “…their performance with the average achievement of generalized others in the students’ respective streams or classes (as posited in the BFLPE model) who share the same characteristics in terms of gender and ethnicity (as two important attributes in social comparisons: see Dijkstra et al., 2008).”