Influences on students' internal locus of attribution for academic success in the first year of college.

Autor/inn/en	Pascarella, Ernest T.; Edison, Marcia; Serra Hagedorn, Linda; Nora, Amaury; Terenzini, Patrick T.
Titel	Influences on students' internal locus of attribution for academic success in the first year of college.
Quelle	In: Research in higher education, (1996) 6, S.731-756Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/BF01792954
Schlagwörter	Positive Association; Additional Analysis; Academic Success; Postsecondary Education; Institutional Characteristic
Abstract	Abstract This study sought to determine the extent to which students' development of internal locus of attribution for academic success during the first year of college was influenced by institutional characteristics, students' academic experiences, and their social/nonacademic experiences. The sample was 2,392 first-year students attending 23 diverse two- and four-year institutions Iocated in 16 states throughout the country. Controlling for precollege internal attribution, academic ability, and other potentially confounding influences, a number of variables had significant, net, positive associations with end-of-first-year internal attribution. These included attending a two-year (versus a four-year) college, level of exposure to postsecondary education, work responsibilities, the extent of course organization, instructional clarity, and instructor support in the teaching received, and participation in intercollegiate athletics. Additional analyses indicated that many of the associations with internal attribution were conditional rather than general, differing in magnitude for different kinds of students.
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Update	2023/2/05