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Direct linkArmstrong, Vondra O.; Tudor, Thomas R.; Hughes, Gail D. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2021
Research on the community college student is lacking a full understanding on all the variables that may impact online course success. Researchers in this study examined the effects of student demographics, academic motivation, learning style, and locus of control on retention rates in community college online courses. A descriptive discriminant…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation
Download full textAkça, Figen; Sakar, Züleyha – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
In this research, the relationship between the levels of locus of control of teacher candidates who will be not only practitioners of the innovations in education, but will also have to work with students from different cultures, and the levels of Multicultural Proficiency Perceptions will be studied. On the other hand, as levels of teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Multicultural Education, Locus of Control, Foreign Countries
Oguz, Aytunga; Sariçam, Hakan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The aim of the current research study was to examine the link between critical thinking dispositions and locus of control in pre-service teachers. The participants of this study were selected via easily accessible sampling technique. The participants consist of 347 pre-service teachers (203 female, 144 male) in Kütahya, Turkey. The Rotter…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Locus of Control, Preservice Teachers
Atik, Gökhan; Güneri, Oya Yerin – School Psychology International, 2013
This study explored the roles of individual factors (age, gender, locus of control, self-esteem, and loneliness), parenting style, and academic achievement in discriminating students involved in bullying (as bullies, victims, and bully/victims) from those not involved. Participants comprised 742 middle school students (393 females, 349 males). The…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Middle School Students, Parent Role
Linder, Fredric; And Others – 1985
The relationship between locus of control and value orientation was studied in adult teacher education majors. The Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale and Rokeach Value Survey were administered to 413 undergraduate and graduate students ranging in age from 18 years to over 50. Demographic data were also collected. The results showed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Education Majors, Females, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedGalejs, Irma; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
The Personal Reaction Scale was developed as a test for adults to measure their locus of control perceptions. It was administered to women college students, their parents, and parents of preschool children. Responses were factor analyzed to yield six factors: Fate, Social Self, Personal Self, Self-Determination, Luck, and Powerlessness.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, College Students, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedMartin, John D.; Coley, Leslie A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
Scores derived from the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory (SEI), Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS), Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT), and Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control (LOC) Scale were analyzed. Significant correlations were obtained between scores on these instruments. Race and SIT scores and age and LOC scores were also…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Higher Education, Intelligence
