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ERIC Number: EJ277356
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Teachers' Attributions for Problems that Result in Referral for Psychoeducational Evaluation.
Christenson, Sandra; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v76 n3 p174-80 Jan-Feb 1983
Using actual student referral records, researchers investigated: (1) why teachers referred students for psychoeducational evaluation; (2) causes to which they attributed students' difficulties; and (3) whether causes were related to reasons for referral. Teachers attributed 97 percent of the students' difficulties to factors outside the school. (PP)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, Psychoeducational Methods, Psychological Evaluation, Referral, Student Problems, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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