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Self-Concept, Attributional Beliefs, and School Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis.
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Kurtz-Costes, Beth E.; Schneider, Wolfgang – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1994
The relationship between academic self-concept and achievement was examined longitudinally for 46 children at ages 8 and 10. A bidirectional relationship operated between self-concept and achievement. Success attributions to ability were positively related to self-concept and achievement but were not a direct predictor of achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs
Children's Beliefs about Intelligence and School Performance.
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Stipek, Deborah; Gralinski, J. Heidi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1996
Associations among children's beliefs about intelligence and effort, goal orientations, self-reported learning strategies, and academic achievement were studied with 319 children in grades 3 through 6. Results revealed a coherent set of beliefs about intelligence and academic performance, and that beliefs are powerful predictors of achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Children
Underrepresentation of Women in Public Primary School Administration: The Experience of Greece
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Kyriakoussis, Andreas; Saiti, Anna – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to investigate the factors accounting for the lack of ambition among Greek female teachers in reaching managerial positions in the higher echelons of education's hierarchical structure. The analysis was performed on data collected from 304 female primary teachers during the academic year 1999-2000, randomly…
Descriptors: Females, School Administration, Foreign Countries, Disproportionate Representation
Consequences of Costa Rican Teachers' Attributions for Students' Failure.
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Rodriquez, Roberto; Tollefson, Nona – Instructional Science, 1987
Discusses attribution theory and its effect on teachers' attitudes toward students and describes a study of 155 elementary teachers in Costa Rica that investigated the consequences of the teachers attributing student performance to low ability and to insufficient effort. Cultural values that may affect the outcomes are also discussed. (28…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Attribution Theory
Attributions as Predictors of Mathematics Achievement: A Comparative Study.
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Bempechat, Janine; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1996
This study examined the relationship between attributions for success and failure and mathematics achievement in African American, Hispanic, Indochinese, and Caucasian elementary students. Students completed the Sydney Attribution Scale and Wide Range Achievement Test. Across groups, high achievement related to attributing success to ability, not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Asian Americans, Attribution Theory
Attributions, Group Size, and Exposure Time as Predictors of Elementary Children's Performance on a Microcomputer Task.
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Baron, Lois J.; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Describes a study of fifth- and sixth-grade students that assessed the relationship of group size, exposure time, and attributions on children's performance on drill and practice of tutorial microcomputer tasks. Results of hierarchical regression are discussed and it is suggested that software designers focus on appropriate feedback to enhance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development