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ERIC Number: EJ249432
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Relationships of Locus of Control to Academic Ability, Academic Performance, and Performance-Related Attributions.
Edwards, Jack E.; Waters, L. K.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n2 p529-31 Sum 1981
Scores on the Rotter I-E scale were correlated with scores on the verbal subtest of the College Qualification Test, cumulative grade point average, and attributions of performance to ability, effort, course difficulty, and luck. The I-E scores were unrelated to either verbal ability or grade point average. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, College Students, Correlation, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: College Qualification Tests; Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale