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Peer reviewedKennelly, Kevin J.; Mount, Suzanne A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Studied 86 sixth graders to determine relationships among perceived contingency of teacher-administered reinforcements, locus of control, teacher ratings of children's helplessness-competence, and academic achievement. Children's internality of locus of control and their perceptions that teachers contingently administer rewards were predictive of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Elementary Education, Grade 6
