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ERIC Number: EJ399804
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Structure of Freshmen's Causal Attributions for Exam Performance.
Van Overwalle, Frank
Journal of Educational Psychology, v81 n3 p400-07 Sep 1989
Four samples of university freshmen (N=859) rated the influence of 10 possible factors on exam performance. A subset sample (n=209) assessed 10 factors along 3 of the 4 dimensions identified in the first study. Results indicate that the dimensions of locus, stability, control, and globality constitute major causal attributions. (TJH)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Freshmen, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Performance Factors, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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