Moderating Effect of Achievement Motivation and Locus of Control on the Relationship between Academic Ability and Academic Performance.

Edwards, Jack E.; Waters, L. K.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Moderating Effect of Achievement Motivation and Locus of Control on the Relationship between Academic Ability and Academic Performance.

Edwards, Jack E.; Waters, L. K.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n2 p585-97 Sum 1981

The relationship between ability and grade point average was examined for the moderating effects of achievement motivation and locus of control for college students. Data indicated that achievement motivation did moderate the relationship between academic ability and cumulative grade point average for objective and subjective estimates of ability. (Author/GK)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, College Students, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Scores, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale

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