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Download full textOguz, Aytunga; Sariçam, Hakan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The aim of the current research study was to examine the link between critical thinking dispositions and locus of control in pre-service teachers. The participants of this study were selected via easily accessible sampling technique. The participants consist of 347 pre-service teachers (203 female, 144 male) in Kütahya, Turkey. The Rotter…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Locus of Control, Preservice Teachers
Peer reviewedDixon, David N.; And Others – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1976
Three locus of control scales were examined with regard to their reported psychometric properties. Results indicate a multifactor makeup for the three scales. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Locus of Control, Personality Measures
Keller, John M.; Pugh, Richard C. – 1974
Sex differences in the correlations between Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control of Reinforcement Scale and the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) are predicted, based on a theoretical expectation of a relationship between I-E and adjustment, and previous research. Both tests were administered to 140 male and 130 female college freshmen.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Locus of Control
Keller, John M.; Pugh, Richard C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Correlations between Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control of Reinforcement Scale and the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) were predicted based on previous research and a theoretical expectation of a relationship between I-E and adjustment. These findings have implications for counseling and further research using the I-E variable. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Comparative Analysis
Fersch, Ellsworth; Smith, Mary – 1978
High school sophomores participating in the second year of Project Adventure, an educational program expanded to include community service, experiential learning, and a rigorous physical education program, showed improvements in physical abililty and self-concept consistent with improvements shown by students in the program's first year.…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment
James, Lynne M. – 1997
The question of whether internal versus external locus of control for generalized expectancies of reinforcement is an important variable in working with college reentry students was examined in a descriptive study. Subjects were 24 women (9 Caucasians, 7 African Americans, and 8 Hispanic Americans aged 19 to 24 years) enrolled in a proprietary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
