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Peer reviewedKremer, Lya – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1982
Tests 191 elementary school teachers in northern Israel for the relationships among locus of control, traditional and progressive educational attitudes, and related teaching behaviors. Finds external and internal locus of control explain the variance in traditional and progressive attitudes, respectively, and teaching behaviors. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewedKremer, Lya – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1981
Suggests that teachers can be differentiated by their cognitive or affective orientations, reflected in the objectives they select and in the stimuli and questions they present in the classroom. Proposes use of aptitude-treatment interactions in order to clarify the best methods to use for personalized teacher training. (JD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKremer, Lya; Lifmann, Margot – College Student Journal, 1982
Investigated possible reflections of teachers' locus of control in their professional attributions in educational situations. Findings based on a random sample of 190 elementary school teachers point to significant differences between high and low scores on the I.E. Scale (Rotter, 1966) in attribution of responsibility in several educational…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Kremer, Lya – 1981
This study reveals possible relationships among teachers' personality traits, situational variables, and deliberation characteristics in planning instruction. Dogmatism and locus of control perceptions were the personality traits studied, and the situations compared student teachers with elementary and secondary school teachers. Both groups were…
Descriptors: Dogmatism, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedKremer, Lya; Ben-Peretz, Miriam – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1980
The predictive ability of five characteristics of elementary school teachers on curriculum implementation was studied. The variables were dogmatism, knowledge, seniority, attitudes, and locus of control. Dogmatism was the best predictor; attitude was the poorest. Locus of control, as hypothesized, was related to the attribution of success or…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dogmatism, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Download full textKremer, Lya; Kurtz, Chaya – 1982
Student teachers' perceptions of locus of control was investigated. Locus of control is defined as representing the extent of dependence upon inner or outer forces, the extent one is willing to invest in shaping the environment, and the perception of reinforcement as dependent upon those efforts, or upon random events. The specific questions were:…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
