Descriptor
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Attitude Change | 1 |
| Attribution Theory | 1 |
| Failure | 1 |
| Foreign Countries | 1 |
| Goal Orientation | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Motivation | 1 |
| Reinforcement | 1 |
| Sex Differences | 1 |
Source
| Journal of Educational… | 1 |
Author
| Andrews, Gregory R. | 1 |
| Debus, Ray L. | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Australia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedAndrews, Gregory R.; Debus, Ray L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Two studies found temporal persistence and resistance to extinction to be positively related to the attribution of failure to insufficient effort, and negatively related to ability and task difficulty in sixth graders. Results provided support for the attribution model of achievement motivation as well as empirical foundation for attribution…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Failure
