Effects of Conversational Noise, Locus of Control, and Field Dependence/Independence on the Performance of Academic Tasks.

Collins-Eiland, Karen; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Effects of Conversational Noise, Locus of Control, and Field Dependence/Independence on the Performance of Academic Tasks.

Collins-Eiland, Karen; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v11 n2 p139-49 Apr 1986

To evaluate the effects of conversational noise on the comprehension/retention of 2000-word text excerpts, two groups were randomly formed. Group I (n=20) studied under noise conditions and Group 2 (n=24) studied under nonnoise conditions. Overall ANCOVAs indicated no significant differences between groups but identifiable subgroups showed significant differences. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Locus of Control, Noise (Sound), Reading Comprehension, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Group Embedded Figures Test; Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale

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