Change in strategy: The relationship of attribution, expectancy, performance, and satisfaction

The purpose of the study was to examine the degree to which change in examination preparation is related to measures of attribution, expectancy, prior performance, perceived success/failure, and satisfaction. Subjects were students in an intermediate graduate statistics course. Although performance...

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Published in:Contemporary educational psychology 1982, Vol.7 (1), p.9-14
Main Authors: Chandler, Theodore A, Spies, Carl J, Wolf, Fredric M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to examine the degree to which change in examination preparation is related to measures of attribution, expectancy, prior performance, perceived success/failure, and satisfaction. Subjects were students in an intermediate graduate statistics course. Although performance is the single best predictor of change in preparation, three attribution measures and satisfaction contributed unique predictive variance. While expectancy was significantly related to change in preparation, it did not add uniquely to the multiple correlation.
ISSN:0361-476X
1090-2384
DOI:10.1016/0361-476X(82)90002-9