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ERIC Number: EJ327139
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A New Multidimensional Measure of Children's Perceptions of Control.
Connell, James P.
Child Development, v56 n4 p1018-41 Aug 1985
Describes a new 48-item self-report instrument, the Multidimensional Measure of Children's Perceptions of Control, which defines children's perceptions of control as understanding the locus of sufficient cause for success and failure. Three dimensions of third- through ninth-grade children's perceptions of control are assessed within three behavioral domains. Psychometric properties of subscales are presented. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Failure, High School Students, Influences, Interpersonal Competence, Locus of Control, Multidimensional Scaling, Psychomotor Skills, Success, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Multidimen Meas of Child Perceptions of Control; Multidimensional Approach; Perception of Control; Physical Ability