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Peer reviewedVincenzi, Harry; Maraschiello, Richard – Child Development, 1978
Investigated the concurrent validity of the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Scale (IAR), an instrument which measures locus of control in academic achievement situations. Teachers from nine elementary schools rated students in grades 3-6 as internal or external in academic achievement situations. These ratings were then compared with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, Test Validity
Peer reviewedClifford, Margaret M. – Child Study Journal, 1976
A revised measure of locus of control for children and a summary of its descriptive statistics is presented. The nature of the instrument is discussed in light of Weiner's two-dimensional attribution table. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedBlaha, John; Chomin, Larry – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Investigated the relationship among eight dimensions of reading attitude and measures of academic aptitude, locus of control, and field independence for 322 inner-city fifth graders. Verbal academic aptitude correlated significantly with the Expressed Reading Difficulty, Reading Anxiety, Silent versus Oral Reading, and Reading as Enjoyment reading…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Anxiety, Children, Correlation
Halpin, Bruce M.; Ottinger, Donald R. – 1981
The Bialer Scale and the Nowicki-Strickland Scale were administered twice, 4 weeks apart, to 526 students in the third through sixth grade from four public schools in a rural, predominately white, midwestern community. The association of verbal ability and the reliabilities of the locus of control scales were assessed in view of evidence that the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control
Bauer, David H. – Measurement and Evaluation In Guidance, 1975
This study investigates the effect of instructions, anxiety, and locus of control on scores obtained on a group-administered intelligence test. Results suggested that boys were more sensitive than girls to the differential demands of testing instructions. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
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 reviewedHerzberger, Sharon D.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Investigates the psychometric properties of the Preschool and Primary Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale (PPNS-IE). The test was administered to first, second and third graders. (CM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Predictive Measurement
Dillon, Ronna F. – 1979
The relationship of cognitive style variables and conditions of test administration was investigated in cognitive assessments of hearing-impaired children, aged six through eleven. One hundred-twenty children were given the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM) and a Piagetian battery under one of six conditions of testing: (1) standard; (2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education
Download full textHillman, Susan J. – 1986
This paper reports on the development of three self-efficacy questionnaires for use in studying the interaction effect among students, teachers, and principals within an educational situation. The Student Self-Efficacy Instrument was designed from a widely used questionnaire administered to children, the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Forced Choice Technique
Peer reviewedHightower, A. Dirk; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1987
This article describes the development of the Child Rating Scale (CRS), a socioemotional self-rating scale for elementary school children. Four CRS factors (rule compliance/acting-out, anxiety/withdrawal, interpersonal social skills, and self-confidence) were found consistently across four independent samples totalling more than 2,000 elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Education
