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Hajmohammadi, Elmira; Aghayani, Behnam – MEXTESOL Journal, 2022
This study attempted to investigate the relationship between EFL learners' motivation and internal locus of control under the framework of self-determination theory. In addition, the study examined the relation between EFL learners' age and gender regarding their motivation and internal locus of control. To this end, a convenience sample of 115…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Motivation, Locus of Control, Self Determination
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Parkes, Jay – Educational Research, 2000
Data from 77 ninth-grade Spanish students who took an objective test, a performance assessment, and a measure of perceptions of control indicate that control perceptions predict scores on performance assessments, not objective tests. Performance assessments thus reflect motivational variables beyond the constructs being tested. (SK)
Descriptors: High Schools, Locus of Control, Motivation, Objective Tests