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ERIC Number: EJ440466
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Self-Efficacy, Locus of Control, Self-Assessment of Memory Ability, and Study Activities as Predictors of College Course Achievement.
Wilhite, Stephen C.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n4 p696-700 Dec 1990
A stepwise multiple regression analysis of final course grades of 184 psychology students revealed that scores on a self-assessment of memory ability were the best predictors of final course grades, followed by locus of control, and scores on the Self-Concept of Academic Ability Test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Curriculum, College Students, Courses, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Memory, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables, Psychology, Questionnaires, Scores, Self Efficacy, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Study Habits
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Academic Self Concept; Everyday Memory Questionnaire; Pearson Product Moment Correlation; Self Concept of Academic Ability Test