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Uguroglu, Margaret E.; Walberg, Herbert J. – 1979
Using analysis of variance and regression techniques, the authors analyzed the results of 40 studies that were conducted between 1953 and 1976 and contained 232 correlations between various measures of motivation and achievement. The motivation variables were restricted to students' achievement motivation, locus-of-control perceptions, and general…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions, Learning Motivation
Download full textHiggs, Graham E. – 1995
The goal of this paper is to articulate a theoretical basis for work with at-risk students and to provide a foundation for new methods for teachers who will be working with this population. The topic is narrowed to concerns related to academic achievement. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that external conditions are major antecedent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, At Risk Persons, Elementary Secondary Education
Vasquez, James A. – 1978
The relationship between locus of control, social class, and learning processes were reviewed by analyzing: (1) externality as a function of socioeconomic status, i.e., the lower the status, the greater the degree of externality; (2) the impact of the early home environment on the child's learning and development; (3) classroom and teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Willings, David; Greenwood, Bill – Gifted Education International, 1990
A program of intervention called therapeutic tutoring to help underachievers is described. Intervention centers around students' loci of control, through a process of identifying areas in which students feel empowered and relating academic experiences to these areas. Academic exercises based on Monopoly, cricket, rugby, soap operas, field hockey,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Games, Individual Power
Yehezkel, Dar; Resh, Nura – 1984
This work explores whether a "psychological price" is indicated in the affective domain of the weaker student in abilty-mixed settings; whether this price differs for various dimensions of this domain; and whether it is related to academic achievement. Existing research in the fields of ability grouping, streaming, curriculum tracking,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Affective Behavior, Aspiration, Behavior Standards
Maehr, Martin L. – 1982
A summary is presented of the literature on motivation relating to achievement in the classroom. Special attention is given to how values, ideology, and various cultural patterns may serve to enhance motivation to achieve in the classroom. In considering what determines motivation and personal investment in educational pursuits, the following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education
Development of Independence: Locus of Control, Achievement Motivation and Self vs. Adult Evaluation.
PDF pending restorationDickie, Jane R.; Mast, Vicki A. – 1974
The development and interrelationship of various measures of independence in children ages 3-12 are examined. Subjects were scored on measures of locus of control and achievement motivation and were rated by teachers on independence and achievement. Subjects were also scored on reliance on adult evaluation and self-evaluation. The results showed…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Child Development
