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Locus of control; Motivation in education; Self-perception in children;

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The Relationship Between The Constructs Of Locus Of Control And Learner Self-Concept, Tina M. Schroeder Jan 1997

The Relationship Between The Constructs Of Locus Of Control And Learner Self-Concept, Tina M. Schroeder

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This study investigated 13 preservice regular education reading teachers' use of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) data under specified conditions. Conditions included: (a) providing preservice teachers with 75 minutes of training in the use of CBM in reading, (b) biweekly CBM administration and graphing during a 10-week practicum experience, and (c) concomitant use of other reading measures [e. g., Reading Miscue Inventory (RMI), Running Records (RR)]. Exit interviews indicated that preservice teachers made use of CBM data in some, but not all, of the important ways suggested in the research literature. Preservice teachers provided the following positive ratings of CBM: (a) CBM …


The Relationship Between The Constructs Of Locus Of Control And Learner Self-Concept, Noel N. Schmidt Jan 1990

The Relationship Between The Constructs Of Locus Of Control And Learner Self-Concept, Noel N. Schmidt

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Many researchers agree that a student's level of self-esteem is important to success and self-esteem (Chapman & Boersma, 1980). If a student's level of self-esteem can be raised, this improvement may lead to improvement in other areas such as academic achievement (Shavelson & Bolus, 1982). In addition, teaching students to attribute success to themselves should improve self-esteem (Gurney, 1987). Consequently, teaching an internal locus of control to students could be a concern for the local school district (Stipek & Weisz, 1981). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship which exists between the constructs of locus of control …