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Direct linkGallagher, Matthew W., Ed.; Lopez, Shane J., Ed. – APA Books, 2019
This book is a primer for practitioners and researchers striving to incorporate the assessment of human strengths, resources, and fulfillment into their work. Contributors examine the scientific underpinnings and practical applications of measures of hope, optimism, self-efficacy, problem-solving, locus of control, creativity, wisdom, courage,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Evaluation Methods, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy
Peer reviewedMcClure, Lawrence F.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Social problem solving was taught to four groups of third and fourth graders: (1) control; (2) video modeling tapes; (3) tapes plus discussion; and (4) tapes plus role playing. Significant treatment effects were revealed on problem solving thinking, group interaction, and locus of control. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Activities, Locus of Control
Smith, Kay Monroe; Carroll, Margaret Kelly – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1987
Outlines some classroom techniques and learning modes for helping children manage change. Activities should emphasize the exercise of choice and the possibility of alternative "right" answers. Creative lessons, class discussions, and writing activities help students make decisions and gain some control over their life directions. (MLH)
Descriptors: Change, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Decision Making
Download full textBaker, Dale R.; Piburn, Michael D. – 1988
The purpose of this study was to identify factors responsible for the perceived decline in attitudes toward science observed in an intervention study designed to enhance scientific literacy. The literacy study focuses on a new freshman course in an urban Catholic high school. Negative attitudes toward science were found to be related to the demand…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Locus of Control, Mastery Learning, Problem Solving
Glasser, William – Learning, 1996
The choice theory holds that people can control only their own behavior, and that all people need a sense of belonging, freedom, power, and fun. This article argues that teachers must recognize that these needs motivate student behavior, and describes how a middle school turned its discipline and achievement problems around by using choice theory.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
