Effects of Locus of Control and Type of Reinforcement on Programmed Instruction Performance of Adolescent Boys.

Gregory, Mary K.

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ERIC Number: EJ157685

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Publication Date: 1976

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Effects of Locus of Control and Type of Reinforcement on Programmed Instruction Performance of Adolescent Boys

Gregory, Mary K.

Journal of Educational Research, 70, 1, 45-9, Sep-Oct 76

Students with an internal locus of control functioned well under a variety of conditions while students needing extrinsic reinforcement functioned well only when feedback was provided by the experimenter. (MM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Feedback, Learning Theories, Locus of Control, Males, Motivation, Programed Instruction, Reinforcement, Self Control

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