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The Relationship Between Locus Of Control And Learner Self-Concept: A Construct Validity Study, Tracy A. Randall
The Relationship Between Locus Of Control And Learner Self-Concept: A Construct Validity Study, Tracy A. Randall
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Researchers tend to agree that self-concept has an influence on the total development of the child (Briggs, 1970). Stanton (1982) suggests that educators should find ways to encourage internality in students' control orientations. Extensive research has been conducted on the constructs of locus of control and self-concept. Some research studies report interesting results concerning a dimension of self-concept--academic self-concept or self-concept as a learner--(Purkey, Raheim, & Cage, 1983; Purkey, 1970; Benner, Frey, & Gilberts, 1983).
The purpose of this study was to explore the construct independence between locus of control and learner self-concept in students at the tenth grade level. …