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Peer reviewedMenec, Verena M.; Perry, Raymond P. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
College students bring a variety of perceptions to the classroom about what it takes to succeed in a discipline. Attributional retraining, a therapeutic technique for modifying maladaptive perceptions into more adaptive ones, can enhance student motivation and academic achievement. The technique is most effective with students who are at high risk…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques
Perry, Raymond P. – Education Canada, 1999
Bernard Weiner and other motivation researchers have explored what happens to students when they try to explain why they succeed or fail. Causal attributions directly affect motivation and make the difference between helpless and mastery-oriented students. Suggestions are offered to educators to help change the attributions of helpless students…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Helplessness
