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Weed, Keri; And Others – 1984
The influences of locus of control, awareness of control and metacognition on the use and transfer of a trained strategy were examined. Specifically, it was hypothesized that internal locus of control would be associated with more strategic performance, and that those children who were able to both accurately assess their performance with and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Locus of Control
Direct linkElliott, Julian – International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2004
Noting the attractions of self-report questionnaires and surveys to those engaged in educational research, this article discusses some of the problems that can arise from their injudicious use. It is argued that the potentially misleading nature of findings from such approaches is particularly highlighted when mixed methodologies are employed.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Programs, Research Methodology, Locus of Control
Download full textReigeluth, Charles M.; Schwartz, Ellen – 1987
A simulation is described in terms of its three major aspects: the scenario, the underlying model, and the instructional overlay. The major focus of this paper is the instructional overlay as the component that serves to optimize learning and motivation. Functions of simulations are identified as the acquisition of content, the application of the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Drills (Practice), Feedback, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedMamlin, Nancy; Harris, Karen R.; Case, Lisa P. – Journal of Special Education, 2001
A methodological analysis of 22 comparative and descriptive studies of locus of control among students with learning disabilities identified serious deficiencies regarding participant selection and description and concerns regarding the use and nature of locus-of-control measures. The analysis concluded that available data do not support the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Locus of Control
Greene, Jennifer C. – 1982
This final report summarizes the purpose, procedures, and results of a study, initiated in 1980, which investigated the interrelationships among motivational variables related to 423 fourth through sixth grade students' sense of efficacy in the classroom, or classroom motivation. Sense of efficacy was initially defined as a student's perception of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Perry, Raymond P.; Dickens, Wenda J. – 1983
Educational seduction, in which a charismatic, entertaining instructor obtains favorable student ratings while presenting insufficient lecture content, threatens the validity of student ratings and teaching effectiveness research. To examine the effects of one educational seduction variable, instructor expressiveness, on student achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Classroom Communication, College Students
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Coll. of Continuing Education. – 1984
These proceedings consist of 28 presentations. They include, in alphabetical order by author, "Data Collection Methods Used to Determine Training Needs of the Organization and the Adult Learner in Business and Industry" (Bart P. Beaudin), "Sex and the Split Brain: Does the Sex of the Mind Matter?" (Anne A. Bowbeer),…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Agency Cooperation
