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ERIC Number: EJ177328
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Locus of Control and Achievement Motivation--Critical Factors in Educational Psychology
Chan, Kenyon S.
Psychology in the Schools, 15, 1, 104-9, Jan 78
Examined implications of research on locus of control and achievement motivation. It is suggested that locus of control and achievement motivation influence ways in which a child approaches school-related tasks, interprets outcomes of tasks, selects tasks, and persists in activities. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, School Psychologists, State of the Art Reviews, Student Behavior, Student Motivation
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