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ERIC Number: EJ186109
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Locus of Control, Task Expectancies, and Children's Performance Following Failure
Lewis-Beck, J. Arline
Journal of Educational Research, 71, 4, 207-10, Mar-Apr 78
Contrary to prediction, failure feedback increased the performance of all fifth graders involved in this study, whether they had scored high or low on a locus of control measure. (Ed./JD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Failure, Feedback, Grade 5, Locus of Control, Performance Factors, Self Concept, Task Performance
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