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Factor Analytic Study of the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale.
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Wolf, Thomas M.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
A factor analysis of the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale was conducted with a biracial sample of children over a wide age range. Three factors (personal control and helplessness, achievement and friendship, and luck) had sufficient item loadings to be interpretable. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Locus of Control
The Predictive Validity of Each of Ten Measures of Self-Concept Relative to Teachers' Ratings of Achievement in Mathematics and Reading of Vietnamese Children and of Those from Five Other Ethnic Groups
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Oanh, Nguyen Thi; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Ten self concept measures and two achievement tests were examined for fourth and sixth grade Mexican-Americans, Caucasians, Blacks, Vietnamese, other Asian, and pupils of mixed ethnicity. Pupil self-update of self concept revealed negligible relationships with teacher ratings of achievement, although teacher observations of pupil self concept…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Ethnic Groups