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Peer reviewedWigfield, Allan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
How children's achievement attributions were influenced by age, attentional focus, and success/failure was studied in 151 students in grades two, three, five, and six. For older children, self-focus enhanced internal attributions for success, while task-focusing did so for younger children, who were more likely to attribute success/failure to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attention Control, Attribution Theory
