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Gungor, Almer (Abak); Eryilmaz, Ali; Fakioglu, Turgut – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine the best-fitting structural equation model between the freshmen's physics achievement and selected affective characteristics related to physics. These characteristics are students' situational interest in physics, personal interest in physics, aspiring extra activities related to physics, importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models, Science Achievement, Student Motivation
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Stipek, Deborah J.; Weisz, John R. – Review of Educational Research, 1981
Conceptualization and measurement of the control dimension is discussed from three theoretical perspectives: social learning, attribution, and intrinsic motivation theories. For each of these, evidence on the relationship between achievement and perceptions of control is summarized. Recommendations are made for research which will advance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary Secondary Education, Locus of Control