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Interest Enhancements to Science Experiments: Interactions with Student Gender.

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Martinez, Michael E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992

Summarizes comparisons of self-reported interest by gender and experimental condition for middle school students (n=101) who performed scientific experiments under conditions designed to vary across difficulty levels, social contexts, and scenarios of fantasy to realism. Findings indicate that boys were more attentive to aspects of experimental…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Locus of Control, Middle Schools, Motivation

Academic Locus of Control and the Collegiate Experience.

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Hashway, Robert M.; And Others – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1990

Presents preliminary results from a continuing study of academic locus of control (ALOC). Describes ALOC differences between development/nondevelopmental students, males/females, and based on class status and number of developmental courses taken. Reveals a more highly developed sense of internal control among nondevelopmental students. Includes…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, College Students, Comparative Analysis