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Weed, Keri; And Others – 1984
The influences of locus of control, awareness of control and metacognition on the use and transfer of a trained strategy were examined. Specifically, it was hypothesized that internal locus of control would be associated with more strategic performance, and that those children who were able to both accurately assess their performance with and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Locus of Control
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Yasutake, David; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1996
Twelve elementary students with learning disabilities and 42 students at risk for special education referral served as tutors for younger children. Half the tutors were trained to make statements attributing success to ability and effort, as well as strategy suggestions for errors. These tutors became more positive in their self-perceptions than…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, High Risk Students