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Peer reviewedGreene, Jennifer C. – American Educational Research Journal, 1985
The interrelationships among motivational variables drawn from locus of control (LOC) theory and attribution theory, combined with measures of school achievement were measures of school achievement were investigated. Motivational instruments were administered to intermediate grade students and achievement data were extracted from existing school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedNunn, Gary D.; And Others – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1986
Investigated the relationships between student locus of control and academic achievement in grades five through eight. The Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale (NSLOCS) was used to measure motivation, and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) to assess academic achievement. Results indicated moderate inverse relationships between level of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedChevalier, Marsha – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1998
Describes an action research project that explored whether internally negotiated group control was possible among preadolescents in school settings. Presents John Dewey's thoughts on social control. Discusses study of students' perspectives and actions concerning authority issues and social control. Describes a social studies curriculum used to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Antisocial Behavior, Democratic Values, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHamilton, V. Lee; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1989
The reasons 184 American and 399 Japanese fifth-graders gave for achievement and good conduct in school were compared. Responses of Japanese children may reflect stronger identification with adult authority. Japanese children gave fewer external reasons for actions than their American counterparts. Implications for the study of motivation are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Download full textCogan, Leland S.; Oka, Evelyn R. – 1992
The developmental pattern in the relationships among mothers' beliefs about structure, autonomy, control, and intelligence was studied, addressing: (1) how mothers' scaffolding beliefs and conceptions of intelligence are related; (2) the relationship of these maternal beliefs to children's age and achievement; and (3) the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Beliefs, Child Development
