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Berry, Jane M.; West, Robin L. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Reviews empirical studies of cognitive self-efficacy from childhood through old age, addressing issues of definition and measurement related to the self-efficacy construct. Integrates findings of research on self-efficacy and establishes generalizations regarding the relationship of self-efficacy to choice and goal-setting behaviors, a sense of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Individual Development, Locus of Control
Herman, William E. – Online Submission, 2005
Consider the following important questions: Should values be transmitted or developed? As children grow up, what, if anything, should change in values acquisition? How important are locus of control issues in moral development? and Why might process versus product elements be crucial in the development of values? One key element missing in the…
Descriptors: Socialization, Locus of Control, Moral Development, Moral Values
Henker, Barbara; And Others – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Teaching Exceptional Children to Use Cognitive Strategies, 1980
The article focuses on models of the causal ascriptive processes in relation to the education of exceptional learners. The model the authors found most useful includes four dimensions of causal attributions, i.e., causes vary in the degree to which they are internal, volitional, mutable, and predictable. (PHR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Educational Therapy
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Strickland, Bonnie R. – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews research on the theory of internal-external (IE) control expectancies over the past 30 years. Relates the IE to the following current attributions and personal styles: (1) perceived control; (2) helplessness; and (3) optimism, particularly in regard to health. (FMW)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Health
Hawkes, Brent B. – 1995
This document is a literature review discussing research on locus of control, particularly as it relates to early childhood education. Some measures of children's sense of locus of control are discussed, including the Optimism-Pessimism Test Instrument and the Stanford Preschool Internal-External Scale. A discussion of how an educator's sense of…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation