The Influence of Casual Elements of Locus of Control on Academic Achievement Satisfaction

Autor/inn/en	Uguak, Uget Apayo; Bt. Elias, Habibah; Uli, Jegak; Suandi, Turiman
Titel	The Influence of Casual Elements of Locus of Control on Academic Achievement Satisfaction
Quelle	In: Journal of Instructional Psychology, 34 (2007) 2, S.120-128 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-1956
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Locus of Control; Foreign Students; Academic Achievement; Student Attitudes; Elementary Schools; Academic Ability; Difficulty Level; Task Analysis; Prediction; Statistical Analysis; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Aufgabenanalyse; Vorhersage; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation
Abstract	This study attempted to explore the influence of causal elements (ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck) as the strongest elements of locus of control predicting students' academic achievement satisfaction among foreign students. Based on locus of control scale invented by Rotter (1966), the findings obtained from 210 foreign students in primary school supported majority of the previous studies. The evidence obtained from descriptive statistics and correlational analysis indicated that the reliability and validity of the locus of control scale were relatively valid and reliable. The results indicated that the majority of the students attribute their causes of success to internal elements that is 96% of the respondents were characterized as internal. Based on correlational analysis, the result revealed that locus of control is significant and positively related to academic achievement satisfaction with moderate strength. The implications of the study were based on the conclusions of the findings. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10