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ERIC Number: EJ127418
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Perceived Contingency of Teacher Administered Reinforcements and Academic Performance of Boys
Kennelly, Kevin; Kinley, Shirley
Psychology in the Schools, 12, 4, 449-453, Oct 75
To determine the relationships among perceived contingency of teacher administered reinforcements, locus of control, and academic achievement, 49 sixth-grade boys were studied. In general, subjects who perceived their teachers as contingently punitive to boys were internal in locus of control and performed well on measures of academic achievement. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, Males, Performance, Reinforcement, Research Projects, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior
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