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The Relationship of Locus of Control Orientation to the Academic Achievement of Doctoral Students

This study sought to determine the extent a relationship exists between locus of control and the rate of completion for proposal and dissertation defense among doctoral students. Levenson's Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance scales were utilized to identify locus of control orientation. Findings indicated that: (1) a majority, 102, scored highest on the Internal scale; (2) Internal scale scores above the median related to increased probability of a proposal and dissertation defense and to reduced time in reaching those points; (3) no significant difference was found between male and female defensive externals in completing the proposal or dissertation defense; and (4) females tended to score higher than males on the Internal scale. Among conclusions drawn are: (1) Internal scale scores above the median relate to a reduced length of time to complete the proposal and dissertation defense; and (2) few doctoral candidates scoring higher on the Powerful Others or Chance scales were identified in this doctoral program after the point of qualifying examinations.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331528
Date05 1900
CreatorsWentzel, Marcela Luise
ContributorsNewsom, Ron, Ledgerwood, Donna E., Eddy, John, 1932-, Cooper, Jed Arthur
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 71 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Wentzel, Marcela Luise, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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