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Peer reviewedZiegler, Albert; Heller, Kurt A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2000
Attribution retraining was conducted with 82 German 8th grade girls as part of feedback provided by trained teachers in the students' first physics course. In comparison with controls, attribution retraining significantly improved students' performance in physics. Training also had favorable effects on the motivation sets and self-related…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Females
