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Triplet, Rodney G.; And Others – 1984
Control over environmental events has been shown to reduce the behavioral and psychological impact of environmental stress. To assess the effect of residence hall judicial policies on attitudes toward rule violating behavior, 93 college freshmen (36 males, 56 females, 1 unreported), randomly assigned to one of four dormitories (social contract or…
Descriptors: College Students, Dormitories, Governance, Higher Education

Allen, J. Scott, Jr.; Drabman, Ronald S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
The investigation assessed whether 6 learning-disabled boys (ages 10-12) who were taking stimulant medication reported fewer adaptive attributions in academic situations than their 8 nonmedicated peers. Boys who were not taking medication reported more internal-effort attributions in failure situations than boys who were taking medication.…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Drug Therapy, Failure, Intermediate Grades
Hannafin, Michael J. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1984
Examines factors to be considered before deciding what type of instructional control is desired in computer-assisted instruction and presents guidelines for determining locus of instructional control. Guidelines relate to learner age and ability, learning task, use of coaching procedures, inclusion of structural guidance, and procedures for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Preferences, Feedback, Guidelines

Rosenbaum, Tova; And Others – Australian Journal of Education, 1991
A study examined the effects of rationale emotive psychoeducational procedures on aspects of mental health with 22 Australian fourth grade girls and 14 control subjects who received an attention control intervention. Rational emotive education increased perceptions of internal locus of control and rationality but did not reduce trait anxiety.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attention Control, Children, Females
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

Menec, Verena M.; Perry, Raymond P. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
College students bring a variety of perceptions to the classroom about what it takes to succeed in a discipline. Attributional retraining, a therapeutic technique for modifying maladaptive perceptions into more adaptive ones, can enhance student motivation and academic achievement. The technique is most effective with students who are at high risk…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques

Blatchford, Peter – Educational Studies, 1992
Discusses results of interviews with 11 year olds in a longitudinal study of educational progress. Reports that students were aware of the importance of school work. Describes most students as looking forward to secondary school and the study of more specialized subjects. Reports that children perceived academic success as within their control.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Educational Research, 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
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
Powers, Stephen; Rossman, Mark H. – 1983
Attributions for school success and failure were examined among 112 Native American and 99 Anglo students at a large, urban multi-campus community college system in the Southwest, by using the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale. All subjects were in remedial reading classes; 48% were male and 52% were female. Mean age was 24.1,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, American Indian Education