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Download full textEarly, Diane; Barrett, Marty – 1991
This 2-year study examined the relative potency of locus of control (LOC) and motivational orientation (MO) as predictors of standardized achievement scores and learned helplessness. Also tested was the prediction that children with an extrinsic MO would be prone to adopt an external LOC over time. In the first year of the study, subjects were 158…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
