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Peer reviewedKeller, John M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E) and the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes were administered to 138 undergraduate students in a personalized system of instruction course. Results indicated that the I-E scale is related only to academic attitudes and that study habits are related to two measures of performance. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedHorak, Virginia M.; Horak, Willis J. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1982
The effects that locus of control has upon mathematics achievement were analyzed using inductive and deductive methods of instruction. The analysis revealed a significant interaction for the subtest of items testing lower-level understanding. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style, Deduction, Geometry
Peer reviewedFeldman, Robert S.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Undergraduate subjects with either an internal or external locus of control were used to investigate the relationship between locus of control and responsiveness to expectations regarding their own and their teacher's competence. As predicted, internal subjects were more receptive to the expectation regarding self than external subjects.…
Descriptors: Competence, Expectation, Higher Education, Locus of Control
