Perceptions of self-managed learning opportunities and academic locus of control: A causal interpretation

566 students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 were assessed at the beginning and the end of a school year on their perception of opportunities for self-management of their instruction and on their academic locus of control (Attitude Toward Learning Processes instrument and the Intellectual Achievement Responsi...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1978-12, Vol.70 (6), p.988-992
Main Authors: Arlin, Marshall, Whitley, Theodore W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elementary School Students
Human
Internal External Locus of Control
Junior High School Students
Self-Perception
Student Attitudes
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Summary:566 students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 were assessed at the beginning and the end of a school year on their perception of opportunities for self-management of their instruction and on their academic locus of control (Attitude Toward Learning Processes instrument and the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire, respectively). Data were analyzed by a cross-lagged panel correlation technique. Perceptions of opportunity for self-management of instruction were causally prior to perceptions of academic locus of control. It is suggested that if students perceive the classroom as a place where they can in part manage their own instruction, then they are likely to accept responsibility for their academic successes and especially for their academic failures. (11 ref)
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.70.6.988