The Effects of Locus of Control and Goal Setting on Persistence at a Learning Task.

Gagne, Eve E.; Parshall, Helen

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Effects of Locus of Control and Goal Setting on Persistence at a Learning Task

Gagne, Eve E.; Parshall, Helen

Child Study Journal, 5, 4, 193-199, 75

Persistence at learning digit spans and goal setting was measured in 20 internal locus of control boys and 20 external locus of control boys from a sixth grade rural low SES sample. (BRT)

Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Intermediate Grades, Learning Motivation, Locus of Control, Lower Class Students, Persistence

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