The effect of individual goal-setting conferences on academic achievement and modification of locus of control orientation

1979 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Gaa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Control Orientation

scholarly journals A Comparison of Locus of control and General English Achievement in Students of Medicine and Theology

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyyed Ehsan Golparvar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
English Achievement ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Successes And Failures

Locus of control refers to individuals’ orientation to attribute their successes and failures. Its effect on students’ academic achievement has scarcely been investigated within General English context. This study is aimed at exploring the difference in General English (GE) achievement between students of Medicine and Theology. It also examines the effect of locus of control (LOC) on GE achievement in these two groups of university students. University students’ General English scores serve as criteria for General English achievement. Fifty students of Medicine and fifty students of Theology participated in this study. The results of the study indicate that: (1) there is a significantly positive association between university students’ LOC and their GE achievement, (2) there is a significant difference in GE achievement between students of Medicine and Theology, and (3) there is a significant difference in LOC orientation between these two groups of university students. The results of the interviews conducted with the participants were also in line with those of the questionnaires. The findings of this study suggest that developing internal control orientation can be very constructive in getting better grades in GE courses.

Discriminators of Internal and External Locus of Control Orientation in the Elderly

1980 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen I. Hunter ◽  
Margaret W. Linn ◽  
Rachel Harris ◽  
Theodore C. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
External Locus Of Control

Drinking-Related Control Orientation and Alcohol Intoxication

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Jones ◽  
Gloria Coleman ◽  
Sidney St. Leger
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Control Orientation

Significant negative correlations (—.60, —28, —.36) were found between Drinking-related Locus of Control scores and semiannual intoxication rates in three different samples totalling 177 subjects. Persons reporting more perceived control over both intrapersonal and interpersonal pressures to drink (internal scorers) became reliably less intoxicated from alcohol during a 6-mo. period than people reporting less control (external scorers).

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF THE GOAL LEVEL SELECTION AMONG INDONESIAN CUSTOMS OFFICERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-120
Author(s):  
Dimas Pratama
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Work Locus Of Control ◽  
Goal Level ◽  
Individual Variables

Goal-setting is an essential tool to improve individual and organizational performance. The study about goal-setting has been done immensely in the past century. However, research on goal-setting is rarely conducted in Indonesia's Public sector, especially in Customs and Excise work environment. A survey of Indonesian Customs is carried out to examine the correlation between individual variables that are self-esteem, work locus of control, self-efficacy, supervisor's support, anticipated reward, and other organizational support with employee goal level selection. 45 merchandise goods-related document analysts and goods inspectors are included in the survey, where a small experiment is administered by asking the respondent to set their target independently. Using the Spearman correlation analysis, the result indicated that only work locus of control has a significant negative association with goal-level selection, particularly promotion and job acquisition subscales. Self-esteem and self-efficacy are found not significantly correlated with goal-level selection, and so are support from supervisors, office environment, and monetary reward.     

Alternative Measures of Locus of Control and the Prediction of Academic Performance

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold Powell
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Intellectual Achievement ◽  
Alternative Measures

Correlations between the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire and several measures of academic achievement did not support the hypothesis that this scale measures locus of control attitudes in intellectual-academic achievement situations. Support was obtained for the hypothesis that a measure of more generalized locus of control attitudes was related to academic achievement.

Personality and Motivational Factors on an Intentional-Incidental Learning Task

1976 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1315-1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. Dixon ◽  
Audrey E. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Incidental Learning ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Intentional Learning ◽  
High Motivation ◽  
Academic Achievement Motivation ◽  
Learning Correlations ◽  
Personality Construct

Locus of control, other-direction, and academic achievement motivation were investigated as a function of acceptance of motivational cues in intentional-incidental learning. Correlations among the three personality constructs were also calculated. The subjects were 134 college students studied under high and low learning motivation for each personality construct. It was hypothesized that high academic achievement motivation would be associated with increased intentional learning and that internal subjects would have consistent intentional and incidental learning under both levels of motivation. The externals, accepting experimenter's instructions, would show a funneling effect toward greater intentional learning under high motivation with corresponding decreases in incidental learning. No significant differences on the learning task by locus of control or other-direction were found. Subjects high in achievement motivation performed significantly better on the intentional task than those low in achievement motivation. The highly motivated group performed significantly better than those who were low on the incidental task, suggesting that the motivation may focus the subject's attention toward embedded incidental cues. Significant intercorrelations were obtained among the three personality constructs.

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