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ERIC Number: EJ442291
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
What It Takes to Do Well in School and Whether I've Got It: A Process Model of Perceived Control and Children's Engagement and Achievement in School.
Skinner, Ellen A.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n1 p22-32 Mar 1990
A new conceptualization of perceived control was used to test a process model describing the contribution of these perceptions to school achievement for 220 third through sixth grade students. Twelve teachers also participated. Three sets of expectations have implications for theories of perceived control and enhancement of student motivation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Expectation, Learning Strategies, Path Analysis, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Causal Strategies; Perceived Control; Process Models; Student Engagement
Note: Special section with title "Motivation and Efficacy in Education: Research and New Directions."