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Taylor, Lyn; Garofalo, Joe – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1989
Describes two cases where an elementary school teacher's behavior influenced a student to either pursue or avoid math. Reviews the tenets of attribution theory, and theories regarding autonomous learning behaviors in relation to these cases. Discusses ways teachers can help students develop beneficial and useful attributions about mathematics…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Locus of Control, Mathematics Skills
Van Oudenhoven, Nico – 1982
Many children who live in information-rich and eventful situations seem to know and to care relatively little about what is going on around them. Stimulating prosocial behavior and getting children involved in actual caring activities in their own environments may enhance children's interest in others, make them more open to relevant information,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, High School Students

Greer, Jeptha V. – Exceptional Children, 1991
This commentary examines at-risk students who are seen as in danger of losing control of their lives because of external loci of control and society's lack of coherent self-control. At-risk students are considered to be suitable candidates for intervention as much as students with more conventional disabilities. (PB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education

Maqsud, Muhammad – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 120 (60 boys, 60 girls) middle school students in Bophuthatswana on the relation of academic achievement to self-concept and locus of control. Finds that measures of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are related negatively to school achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes

Dohrn, Elizabeth; Bryan, Tanis – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1994
Students with learning disabilities tend to hold an external locus of control for success but an internal locus of control for failure. Attribution feedback, combined with particular task strategies, can lead children to persist longer, acquire adaptive attributions, and make greater academic achievement gains. Attribution instruction can be…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Snyder, Mark – 1983
People tend to have both public and private selves, creating different images in their own minds, and in the minds of others. High self-monitoring individuals (SMIs), as identified through the Self Monitoring Scale, observe their public images and adapt them to produce desired effects. They tend to see themselves as pragmatic, flexible, and…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics, Reference Groups
Baker, 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

Brown, Duane; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Found that white leaders exhibited more internal control and attributed good outcomes to personal attributes more often than did Black leaders. Self-concept data and sex-role orientation data were not helpful in interpreting findings. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3

Kwan, Patrick C. F. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
Discusses the perceived immunity of gifted children to social adjustment problems. Reports the findings of a study of the issue. Concludes that some gifted students, particularly girls, are highly susceptible to crises of self-esteem, alienation, anxiety, and locus of control. Suggests preventive guidance to assist such children in developing…
Descriptors: Alienation, Anxiety, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education

Ellis, Edwin S. – Remedial and Special Education, 1998
This follow-up article outlines goals, principles, and techniques for improving curriculum and instruction for secondary students with learning disabilities so that the following affective goals are fostered: intrinsic motivation, internal locus of control, academic and social self-concept, self-esteem, a sense of competence and confidence, an…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Curriculum Development, Emotional Development, Humanistic Education
Goolsby, Charlee B.; And Others – 1987
This study investigated the relationship of several affective variables as predictors of academic performance in mathematics. The predictor variables studied were: (1) attitude toward success in mathematics; (2) confidence in learning mathematics; (3) perceptions of teacher attitude; (4) mathematics anxiety; and (5) locus of control. The sample of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Algebra, College Mathematics, High Risk Students

Lazerson, David B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This study determined the effects of using truant and tardy junior high school learning-disabled students as tutors for younger learning-disabled pupils. After six weeks of tutoring, most of the 16 tutors showed a significant increase toward an internal orientation of locus of control and a decrease in truant/tardy behaviors. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
Schonwetter, Dieter J.; And Others – 1993
This study investigated the effects of college students' actual, rather than manipulated, perception of control along with expressive instruction, as they relate to cognitive and emotional aspects of academic achievement. In a simulated college classroom study, 228 male and female introductory psychology students at the University of Manitoba…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Bowers, Robert F. – 1983
Operation Bridge, a program which was developed by the Detroit Public Schools to train 13 adult advisors to work with adult education students in outreach sites and traditional adult education centers, is described. The selection process, the orientation, the coursework, the internships, and the application of training are discussed. The report on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics
Boswell, Boni; Arbogast, Gary – 1988
This descriptive study examined the interaction between 25 mentally retarded (MR) adult participants in a physical education setting and 51 physical education majors. The study was designed to identify and analyze the causal attributions of physical education majors concerning MR adults' motor performance, to identify and analyze the causal…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adults, Attitudes, Attribution Theory
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