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Peer reviewedThompson, Gordon; Knox, Alan B. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1987
Students who registered for correspondence study were studied in relation to the cognitive style of field-independence. Although results showed participation in correspondence study to be associated with the cognitive style of field-independence, no significant differences were found in persistence behavior or in student evaluations of…
Descriptors: College Students, Correspondence Study, Course Evaluation, Field Dependence Independence
Peer reviewedScott, Owen – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Data from 47 college classrooms suggest that the extent to which students' perceived actual locus of control coincided with their preferred locus over decisions about topic sequence and instructional materials correlated positively to their appraisals of overall instructional effectiveness. Agreement with classroom decisions also correlated…
Descriptors: Class Organization, College Students, Course Evaluation, Decision Making
Peer reviewedRoback, Howard B.; And Others – Social Behavior and Personality, 1988
Investigated gender differences among first-year medical students' attitudes toward discussion-oriented behavioral science course, performance on course essay, and locus of control. Found that female students generally evaluated course more favorably than did males, and scored more externally on locus of control measure. Found no sex differences…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Course Evaluation, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education
