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Sessoms, John; Finney, Sara J.; Kopp, Jason P. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
Academic entitlement (AE) characterizes students who believe they deserve positive academic outcomes independent of performance. Using the Academic Entitlement Questionnaire, we evaluated the longitudinal stability of the measurement and magnitude of AE. Results indicated partial measurement invariance, slight average increase in AE, and…
Descriptors: Expectation, Measurement, Student Attitudes, Test Bias
Cassidy, Simon – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
The study investigated the association and relative influence of cognitive/motivational and demographic factors on final degree grade point average (GPA) in a single undergraduate cohort. Although academic self-efficacy, approaches to learning, prior achievement and age all produced significant correlations with GPA, regression analysis identified…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy
Hayden, H. Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This mixed methods study explores reflective analytical practices of novice teachers who taught in a University Reading Clinic just prior to student teaching. Novices' reflective practices are compared to reflective practices of experienced teachers in a pilot study in the same setting. A theoretical model of novices' reflective analytical…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods, Student Teaching, Locus of Control
Peterson, J. J.; Kelly, A.; Stockton, M. B. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2011
The purpose of the authors' study was to understand the reasons why students comply with requests instructors make and compare these reasons with instructors' perceptions of why students comply. Students and faculty at two universities completed the Interpersonal Power Inventory to assess reasons for compliance. Students were more likely to comply…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Compliance (Psychology), Teacher Attitudes, Maximum Likelihood Statistics

Parish, Thomas S.; Copeland, Terry F. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Examines whether male and female college students reared in either father-absent or intact families differ in terms of their locus of control. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Fatherless Family
Cartledge, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1985
A study was conducted to compare the locus of control of developmental studies, graduate, and undergraduate students enrolled in a four-year institution in the University System of Georgia. The study utilized Rotter's Internal-External locus of control scale which differentiates individuals on the basis of the person's perceptions that outcomes in…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs, Graduate Students

Lao, Rosina C. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1978
The results of this study, taken together and compared with data from previous studies, suggest that the locus of control variable may be tapping some basic psychological dimension common to both Chinese and American cultures. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies

Fielding, Michael F.; Pappas, James P. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
This is an investigation of a college freshman sample of the relationship between the Strong Vocational Interest Blank, Form T399, and the Rotter Internal-External Control of Reinforcement Scale (I-E scale) which measures locus of control of reinforcement. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education

Ryback, David; Sanders, Joann J. – Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1980
The present study explored the interaction of effects of classroom style and locus of control on students' satisfaction, rather than students' achievement, in a college setting. Data suggest that locus of control, as measured by the Rotter Internal-External Scale, appears to offer promise as a psychological trait associated with students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Comparative Analysis
Johnson, Carolyn H. – 1984
There is little literature comparing personality differences between traditional (under age 25) and reentry women students (aged 25 and older). The purpose of the present study is to examine these differences. A background questionnaire and five additional scales: (1) the Work and Family Orientation Questionnaire (WOFO-3); (2) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Assertiveness, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Steblay, Nancy Mehrkens – 1984
Although the behavioral element of the Type A pattern has been identified, the cognitive component of the complex is less well understood. To examine the relationships of self-focused attention, standards for performance, and performance evaluation to Type A behavior, 72 undergraduates were studied. Subjects were classified as Type A (N=36) or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cognitive Style, College Students

Watkins, David; Regmi, Murari – Higher Education, 1990
A study with 342 Nepalese college students suggests the structure of learning processes is similar for Nepalese, Australian, and Filipino students. Internal locus of control also appears to be a factor in adoption of learning strategies. Differences between secondary and college students and between Nepalese and Australian students are discussed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Maroldo, G. K.; And Others – 1975
This experiment determined relationships between Machiavellianism, locus of control, and cognitive style. One hundred fifteen subjects, 56 males and 59 females, ages 18 to 21, were selected from Interim students at Texas Lutheran College, Sequin, Texas. The Mach IV test measured Machiavellian tendencies. The I-E scale measured external attitudes.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis
Keller, John M.; Pugh, Richard C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Correlations between Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control of Reinforcement Scale and the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) were predicted based on previous research and a theoretical expectation of a relationship between I-E and adjustment. These findings have implications for counseling and further research using the I-E variable. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Comparative Analysis

Padilla, Amado M.; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1986
Questionnaires and personality scales were used to study the effect of generational status on stress and personality measures among 247 immigrants. The late immigrant group--immigration after age 14--experienced highest stress, lowest self-esteem, and most external locus of control. A wide discrepancy existed between late and early immigrants on…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Coping