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Perceptions of Classroom Environment, Locus of Control and Academic Attribution of Adolescents with and without Cognitive Disabilities.
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Kelchner, Kathy – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1996
A study of 104 students (ages 16 to 22) with mental retardation (n=32), learning disabilities (n=34), or no disabilities (n=38) examined variables that contribute to perceptions of self-determination and increased student motivation. The students with disabilities were found to have more of an external locus of control orientation. (CR)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, High Schools, Learning Disabilities