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Fernie, David E.; And Others – 1990
A microanalysis of social interaction in a preschool classroom revealed ways in which children and teachers "co-constructed" the rudiments of school culture during the first three days of school. Findings are based on videotapes, teachers' notes, and daily field notes taken by a group of observers. The three domains of the establishment…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cultural Context, Locus of Control, Preschool Children
Download full textTashakkori, Abbas; Thompson, Vaida D. – 1990
This research explored the effects of a number of factors derived from extant intention-behavior models on a general behavioral intention to engage in protection against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and a specific behavioral intention to use condoms as protection in vaginal sex. Data pertaining to beliefs, knowledge about AIDS, fear…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Beliefs, Black Students, College Students
Lewis, Mark A.; Cooney, John B. – 1986
Fifty-two fourth and fifth grade students, randomly assigned to three groups (1) competitive, (2) individualistic, and (3) no feedback control, received differential feedback regarding their performance in two 40-minute computer assisted mathematics sessions per week over six weeks. Attributions regarding academic outcomes in computer assisted…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
Morgan, Alistair R. – 1986
Changes in a group of students' conception of learning over 6 years of part-time study were investigated at Great Britain's Open University. The direct exploration of students' experiences of learning involved a qualitative and phenomenological research paradigm. Learning was described in the context of the natural setting based on the learner's…
Descriptors: College Students, Competence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Linder, Fredric; And Others – 1986
The locus of control and value orientations of undergraduate and graduate students in schools of business and education at Virginia Commonwealth University were assessed. Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and Rokeach's Value Survey were administered to 1,139 students who ranged in age from 18 to over 40. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Business Administration Education, College Students
Huckel, Lorraine H.; Velicer, Wayne F. – 1985
The Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ) is a short (36-item) objective inventory which assesses cognitions regarding responsibility for bad and good outcomes relevant to cognitive models of depression. Three alternative scoring systems have been proposed; no scoring system has been empirically verified. Convergent and discriminant validity have…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Higher Education
Nishikawa, Sue – 1988
This study investigated the effects of two factors on learner performance during computer-assisted instruction: locus of control, and varied feedback strategies. It was hypothesized that learners who attribute their successes and failures to internal events (Internals) will perform best under delayed feedback conditions, while those who attribute…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback, Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Design
Flammer, August; And Others – 1987
Control of private life and involvement in public life is regarded as an important condition of subjective well-being, especially for adolescents. A survey on control attributions was administered to 1,902 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 20 in Switzerland. The survey included a separate questionnaire designed to provide six measures of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Power
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
Ripple, R. E.; And Others – 1984
A study of the impact of language of instruction in schools on the divergent thinking, self-esteem, and locus of control of expatriate and Hong Kong native Chinese adolescents is reported and some of the cognitive and affective costs of the immersion method of bilingual education are examined. Hong Kong children in most schools must change…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingual Education, Cantonese, Divergent Thinking
Snyder, Mark – 1983
People tend to have both public and private selves, creating different images in their own minds, and in the minds of others. High self-monitoring individuals (SMIs), as identified through the Self Monitoring Scale, observe their public images and adapt them to produce desired effects. They tend to see themselves as pragmatic, flexible, and…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics, Reference Groups
Nadler, Arie – 1983
Although social psychology has always had an interest in helping behavior, only recently has the full complexity of helping relations begun to be researched. Help seeking and receiving in the educational setting raise many issues regarding the use and effectiveness of the help itself. Central to all helping relations is the seeking/receiving…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Field Dependence Independence, Foreign Countries, Helping Relationship
Schaefer, Earl S.; And Others – 1983
A longitudinal study tested the hypotheses that in relation to parents with an external locus of control, parents with an internal locus of control: would have a higher level of mother-infant interaction, would have more self-directing and less conforming values for children, and would have children who showed more academic competence. The initial…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Child Rearing, Children, Demography
Farkas, James – 1983
Numerous studies indicate that an individual's perception of internal or external control over life events ("perceived locus of control") is a personality variable that influences the perception of a situation as threatening or stress-inducing. Whether for reasons of personality or because of "situational powerlessness," the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Chandler, Theodore A.; And Others – 1988
The objective of this study was to empirically validate West Germans' classifications of 11 attributions according to dimensions of locus, stability, controllability, predictability, and globality. The West German sample was then compared to an American sample. It is believed that West Germans and Americans develop different beliefs about the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classification, College Environment, Comparative Analysis
