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ERIC Number: EJ535991
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Influences on Students' Internal Locus of Attribution for Academic Success in the First Year of College.
Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others
Research in Higher Education, v37 n6 p731-56 1996
A study of 2,392 freshman in 23 diverse two- and four-year colleges in 16 states found a number of variables associated with students' internal attribution at the end of the first college year. Variables included college type (two- vs. four-year), exposure to postsecondary education, work responsibilities, course organization, instructional clarity, instructor support, and participation in intercollegiate athletics. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, College Athletics, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Course Organization, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Locus of Control, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship, Two Year College Students
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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