Teachers' Attributions for Problems that Result in Referral for Psychoeducational Evaluation.

Christenson, Sandra; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ277356

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Teachers' Attributions for Problems that Result in Referral for Psychoeducational Evaluation.

Christenson, Sandra; And Others

Journal of Educational Research, v76 n3 p174-80 Jan-Feb 1983

Using actual student referral records, researchers investigated: (1) why teachers referred students for psychoeducational evaluation; (2) causes to which they attributed students' difficulties; and (3) whether causes were related to reasons for referral. Teachers attributed 97 percent of the students' difficulties to factors outside the school. (PP)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, Psychoeducational Methods, Psychological Evaluation, Referral, Student Problems, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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