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Lauermann, Fani; ten Hagen, Inga – Educational Psychologist, 2021
Teachers' teaching-related competence beliefs such as perceived teaching ability and self-efficacy have been linked to their occupational well-being and external evaluations of instructional quality. However, researchers have struggled to establish a reliable empirical link between teachers' competence beliefs and students' academic outcomes. To…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Teacher Characteristics, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Mechler, Heather – Journal of College and Character, 2013
In this article, the author explores the existing research on the characteristics of Millennials within historical, social, and economic contexts. While many researchers have made claims about Millennials, they fail to consider how parenting styles, economic factors, historical events, and shifts in educational priorities may have created the…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Young Adults, Adolescents, Individual Characteristics
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Weiner, Bernard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
A temporal theory of motivation is proposed in which causes, causal dimensions, psychological consequences (expectancy and affect), and behavioral outcomes play a role in the dynamics of action. The discussion of methodological errors in attribution research that follows examines shortcomings at each of these conceptual stages in the motivational…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Expectation, Locus of Control
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Thomas, Adele – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Learned helplessness is a state of passivity and loss of persistence resulting from individuals' perceptions, over a period of time, that they cannot control outcomes of events nor can their efforts lead to attainment of goals. Research studies are reviewed and implications for the study of learning disabilities are evaluated. (MH)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Educational Research, Expectation, Failure
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Thurber, Christopher A.; Sigman, Marian D. – Child Development, 1998
Examined predictors and sequelae of homesickness in 293 boys, ages 8 to 16 years, who spent two weeks at an overnight camp. Found that the "homesick disposition" and little prior separation together accounted for 69% of the variance in self-reported homesickness. Interpersonal attitudes and perceived control predicted 70% of the variance…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Experience
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Shapiro, Jon E.; Lawson, Hal A. – Physical Educator, 1982
Research on the attitudes of physical education students is reviewed, and psychological studies dealing with the concept of locus of control are summarized. Research is needed to clarify effective variables that will lead to the development of physically educated and physically fit individuals. (PP)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Expectation, Individual Development
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Farley, John – Theory into Practice, 1981
Classroom climate has often been labeled the "hidden curriculum." The positive or negative interpersonal communication between teacher and student influences student self-concept and academic performance. Teachers should be committed to the enrichment of the curriculum through the tenets of humanism and the creation of a positive classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Enrichment
Cooper, Harris M. – 1983
Since the late 1960's, researchers have been concerned with the influence of teacher expectations on student performance. Teacher expectations generally can be categorized into three types: assessments of ability, predictions of progress, and natural discrepancies between teacher estimates and actual student performance. Expectations can have the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Expectation, Locus of Control
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Stensrud, Robert; Stensrud, Kay – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1981
Client expectancy of powerlessness can lead to actual powerlessness. Once counselors recognize that personal power is healthy and beneficial, they have to begin to structure institutions and agencies to encourage the development of personal power. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Performance, Counselor Role
Greenspoon, Joel; Lamal, P. A. – 1979
Although research suggests that men and women are perceived as differing significantly on a number of traits or characteristics, little research relates these traits to observable behaviors. The trait-characteristic issue, when carried over to employment, serves to justify discrimination against women. Research on attribution theory also supports…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior, Correlation, Employment
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Weiner, Bernard – Psychological Review, 1985
This article advances an attributional theory of motivation and emotion, with achievement strivings as the theoretical focus. Causes of success and failure share three common properties: locus, stability, and controllability. Stability of causes influences changes in expectancy of success. Expectancy and affect guide motivated behavior.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Elementary Secondary Education
Chu, Lily – 1979
The paper approaches the issue of educational equity from the perspective of individuals' perceptions of the opportunity available to them and their ability to interact with their world effectively. The proposed model of humanistic behaviorism, with its emphasis on self-efficacy, has special implications for multicultural education. The changing…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Behavior Theories, Disadvantaged
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Graham, Sandra – Review of Educational Research, 1994
Nearly 140 studies of motivation in African Americans were reviewed. The review is organized around five topics that are subsumed under three assumptions about the relationship between ethnic minority status and motivation. African Americans appear to maintain a belief in personal control, have high expectancies, and enjoy positive self-regard.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Black Students