The Mathematics Attribution Scale-Algebra (MAS) was designed to assess attributions to ability, effort, task, and environment for success or failure in algebra. The study examined the reliability and validity of the MAS with high ability high school students. Results present a complicated picture of the psychometric properties of the MAS. (Author)

Examined attribution patterns of 132 Japanese-American and 63 Anglo-American university students who completed Mathematics Attribution Scale, achievement motivation, anxiety, and self-esteem measures. Compared to Anglo-Americans, Japanese-Americans attributed their success in algebra more to external causes and attributed their failure in algebra…

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,…