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ERIC Number: EJ640602
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Academic Control and Action Control in the Achievement of College Students: A Longitudinal Field Study.
Perry, Raymond P.; Hladkyj, Steven; Pekrun, Reinhard H.; Pelletier, Sarah T.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n4 p776-89 Dec 2001
Two measures, perceived academic control and action control (i.e., preoccupation with failure), were administered to college students. Achievement-related cognitions, emotions, motivation, and final grades were measured at the end of the course. Of note, high-control, high-failure-preoccupied students outperformed the other groups by one to two letter grades. (Author)
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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