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ERIC Number: EJ640602
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Academic Control and Action Control in the Achievement of College Students: A Longitudinal Field Study.
Perry, Raymond P.; Hladkyj, Steven; Pekrun, Reinhard H.; Pelletier, Sarah T.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n4 p776-89 Dec 2001
Two measures, perceived academic control and action control (i.e., preoccupation with failure), were administered to college students. Achievement-related cognitions, emotions, motivation, and final grades were measured at the end of the course. Of note, high-control, high-failure-preoccupied students outperformed the other groups by one to two letter grades. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, Cognitive Style, College Students, Emotional Adjustment, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Traits, Self Control, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Student College Relationship, Student Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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