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Peer reviewedBrooks, Marshall; Hounshell, Paul B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1975
The locus of control construct referred to in this study describes a distribution of individuals on a continuum according to the degree to which they accept personal responsibility for what happens to them. This study showed that for first grade children the interactions between a student's locus of control and his classroom environment may…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHorak, Willis J.; Slobodzian, Kurt A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1980
Utilizes ATI methods to study relationships between locus of control and preservice science education achievement in science content and science process under high- and low-structured instructional treatments. Findings show that, overall, a high-structure condition was most effective but that internal students achieved more in a low-structured…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classroom Environment, College Science, Educational Research
