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Peer reviewedPowers, Stephen; Rossman, Mark H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The reliability and validity of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale was examined for 350 American community college students, ranging in age from 17 to 59. The attributions of ability, effort, context, and luck emerged as well as distinctions between attributions related to academic success or failure. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedPowers, Stephen; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale (MMCS) was administered to 74 academically gifted high school students. Data analysis supported the factorial validity of the MMCS. However, several limitations of the scale are discussed. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Gifted, High Schools
