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ERIC Number: EJ428968
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Academic Locus of Control and the Collegiate Experience.
Hashway, Robert M.; And Others
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v7 n1 p45-54 Fall 1990
Presents preliminary results from a continuing study of academic locus of control (ALOC). Describes ALOC differences between development/nondevelopmental students, males/females, and based on class status and number of developmental courses taken. Reveals a more highly developed sense of internal control among nondevelopmental students. Includes the ALOC Scale. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, College Students, Comparative Analysis, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Reading, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Academic Locus of Control Scale