Locus of Control: A Discriminator of the Ability to Foster an Understanding of the Nature of Science among Preservice Elementary Teachers.

Scharmann, Lawrence C.

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ERIC Number: EJ380760

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Locus of Control: A Discriminator of the Ability to Foster an Understanding of the Nature of Science among Preservice Elementary Teachers.

Scharmann, Lawrence C.

Science Education, v72 n4 p453-65 Jul 1988

Examines the possible influence of locus of control orientation and its relationship to critical aptitudes and developmental variables. Studies six discriminator variables in order to predict an understanding of the nature of science among preservice elementary teachers with respect to locus of control orientation. (CW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, College Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Personal Autonomy, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Self Concept

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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