The Achievement of Students on Low-SES Settings: An Investigation of the Relationship between Locus of Control and Field Dependence.

Garner, C. William; Cole, Ernest G.

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ERIC Number: EJ340778

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Achievement of Students on Low-SES Settings: An Investigation of the Relationship between Locus of Control and Field Dependence.

Garner, C. William; Cole, Ernest G.

Urban Education, v21 n2 p189-206 Jul 1986

Presents results of a study of low-socioeconomic status grade 7 students which examined why some achieve and others do not. Focuses on which differences in self-attitudes (locus of control) and cognitive processing (field dependence) existed between the achiever and non-achiever, and whether these differences are related to achievement. (KH)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Field Dependence Independence, Junior High Schools, Locus of Control, Performance Factors, Personality Traits, Self Concept, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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