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Download full textWall, Kate; Higgins, Steve; Glasner, Emma; Mahmout, Ulfet; Gormally, Jane – Australian Educational Researcher, 2009
The Learning to Learn in Schools Phase 3 Evaluation was a four year project across England exploring the concept of Learning to Learn in 33 primary and secondary schools. The project was funded through the UK based Campaign for Learning. One of the key aims of the project was to ensure that the locus of control in terms of development remains with…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, School Culture, Action Research, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedMamlin, Nancy; Harris, Karen R.; Case, Lisa P. – Journal of Special Education, 2001
A methodological analysis of 22 comparative and descriptive studies of locus of control among students with learning disabilities identified serious deficiencies regarding participant selection and description and concerns regarding the use and nature of locus-of-control measures. The analysis concluded that available data do not support the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Locus of Control
Lum, Mark Stephen – 1988
This review of research studies on the psychological adjustment of gifted persons focused on five dimensions: social/behavioral conduct, family adjustment, emotional functioning (personality characteristics, anxiety, depression), social functioning (interpersonal relationships, social skills), and perceived competence (self-concept, self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Family Relationship
Freidlin, Boris; Salvucci, Sameena – 1995
The purpose of this study was to provide an analysis and evaluation of composite variables in the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) and School and Staffing Survey (SASS) in a way that provides guidance to the staff of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the more effective use of survey resources. The study…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Data Collection, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGraham, Sandra – Review of Educational Research, 1994
Nearly 140 studies of motivation in African Americans were reviewed. The review is organized around five topics that are subsumed under three assumptions about the relationship between ethnic minority status and motivation. African Americans appear to maintain a belief in personal control, have high expectancies, and enjoy positive self-regard.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Black Students
Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Hargrave, Connie, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1991
This volume contains 57 papers and 1 symposium, consisting of an introduction and 4 papers. The topics discussed range from the instructional effectiveness of various presentation formats and media to the social foundations of educational computing and school restructuring. Cognitive theory and several design theories are also addressed. Research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education
