  This study investigates the correlation of self-report accuracy with academic
performance. The sample was composed of 289 undergraduate students (96 senior
and 193 junior) enrolled in two engineering classes. Age ranged between 22 and
24 years, with a slight over representation of male students (53%). Academic
performance was calculated based on students' final grades in each class. The
tendency to report inaccurate information was measured at the end of the Raven
Progressive Matrices Test, by asking students to report their exact finishing
times. We controlled for gender, age, personality traits, intelligence, and
past academic performance. We also included measures of centrality in their
friendship, advice and trust networks. Correlation and multiple regression
analyses results indicate that lower achieving students were significantly less
accurate in self-reporting data. We also found that being more central in the
advice network was correlated with higher performance (r = .20, p < .001). The
results are aligned with existing literature emphasizing the individual and
relational factors associated with academic performance and, pending future
studies, may be utilized to include a new metric of self-report accuracy that
is not dependent on academic records.
