Course Retention in Community Colleges: Demographics, Motivation, Learning Style, and Locus of Control

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Vondra O. Armstrong ◽  
Thomas R. Tudor ◽  
Gail D. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Course Retention

Predictors of Academic Self-Concept of Older Adults

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 771-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Drummond ◽  
Betty Gilkison
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Older Learners ◽  
Gregorc Style Delineator ◽  
Enrollment Status

This study examined the predictors of the academic self-concept of 130 older adults (50 to 68 yr.). The Levenson Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale, the Gregorc Style Delineator, and the Drummond Academic Self-concept Scale and a demographic data sheet were completed by the adults. In stepwise regression, age and enrollment status plus learning style variables accounted for 11.5% and 4.5% of the variance, and the three locus of control scales for 33.1%. How older learners tend to feel about themselves and their world influences their perception of their academic environment more than their preferred modality of learning.

Learning Styles among Gifted/Talented Students: Instructional Technique Preferences

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily D. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
General Population ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Instructional Methods ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Talented Students

The Learning Styles Inventory and the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children were administered to 300 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade gifted/talented students in New York and Connecticut and to 283 students from the general population. Other test score information was obtained from student records. It was found that (a) gifted students and students of the general population differ overall with respect to learning style; (b) the learning style variables contributing most to the difference between the two groups were lecture, independent study, discussion, and projects; and (c) grade level, sex, locus of control, and favorite subject significantly affect learning style preferences. It was concluded that there seems to be a preference among gifted/talented students for those instructional methods emphasizing independence, while students of the general population seem to prefer instructional methods with somewhat more structure.

Relationship of Field Dependence/Independence with Learning Styles and Locus of Control among Registered Nurses

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Helen Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control

This study investigated the relations among scores on field dependence/ independence, learning styles, and locus of control for 199 Registered Nurses. Hypotheses were that nurses with higher scores on field independence would score higher on internal locus of control and nurses with scores on concrete learning styles would score higher on field independence and internal locus of control. The Group Embedded Figures Test, Learning Style Inventory, and the Internal-External Scale, and a demographic questionnaire were administered. Analysis showed that nurses were field dependent, used the Reflective Observation mode of learning, displayed abstract and active learning styles, and scored as internal on the measure of locus of control.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Internal Locus Of Control, Pemberian Punishment Dan Gaya Belajar Visual Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa STKIP Nasional Pariaman

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Sumarni Sumarni ◽  
Refinaldi Refinaldi
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Level Of Significance

The purpose of this study, among others, is to analyze the effect of partially and simultaneously Internal Locus Of Control, Punichment Giving, and Visual Learning Style on Student Learning Achievement of STKIP Nasional Pariaman. The method used is quantitative research with the research design used associative research. The entire sample in this study was taken from the total population of class 2017 to 2019, so that the sample size was 33 students. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the variables Internal Locus of Control, Punichment Giving and Visual Learning Style had a positive and partially significant effect on Student Learning Achievement. This can be seen from the level of significance of the t test conducted at p = 0.000 for the Internal Locus of Control variable, p = 0.004 for the Punichment Giving variable, and p = 0.009 for the Visual Learning Style variable. Each of these independent variables has a p value <0.05. So it can be said that ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. Simultaneously the Internal Locus Of Control variable, Punichment Giving and Visual Learning Style have a positive and significant effect on Student Learning Achievement. This can be seen from the level of significance of the F test which was carried out at 0.000 <0.05.

Hemisphericity, Locus of Control, and Grade Point Average among Middle and High School Boys and Girls

1985 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly J. Brog
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
School District ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Relationship Of

The Learning Style Questionnaire and the Children's Nowicki-Strickland I-E Control Scale were given to 128 boys and girls in Grades 8 and 11 in the La Grande (Oregon) School District. Each subject's previous year's grade point average was obtained to determine the relationships among hemisphericity, locus of control, and achievement. Also assessed, including interactions, were differences in hemisphericity, locus of control, and achievement by sex and grade. There was a significant relationship (of low practical value) between locus of control and GPA only. The difference in hemisphericity scores with respect to grade was significant.

scholarly journals GAYA BELAJAR, MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI, LOCUS OF CONTROL DAN ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT MAHASISWA FIK UNCEN

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Miftah Fariz Putra
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Aural Learning ◽  
The Mean

The aim of this research was to find out (1) profile of learning style, achievement motivation, locus of control, academic self-concept of the college student of FIK Uncen, (2) difference of learning style, achievement motivation, locus of control, academic self-concept of the college student of FIK Uncen to view gender.  The result of this research was (1) there was 7 (9,6%) college students that have visual learning style, 19 (26,0%) college students that have aural learning style, 16 (21,9%) college students that have read/write learning style, 31 (42,5%) college students that have kinesthetic learning style. There was no difference learning style to view gender, (2) the mean of achievement motivation of the effort dimension have more higly score (29) than both the choice dimension (21) and the persistence dimension (19). There was no difference achievement motivation to view gender, (3) there was 63 (86,3%) college students that have internal locus of control and 10 (13,7%) college students have external locus of control. There was no difference locus of control to view gender (4) there was 18 (24,7%) college students that have high academic self-concept, 55 (75,3%) college students that have medium academic self-concept, and 0 (0%) college students that have low academic self-concept. There was no difference academic self-concept to view gender. Key words: Gaya belajar, motivasi berprestasi, locus of control, academic self-concept 

Community Colleges: Vital Partners on the Road to Diversity

ASHA Leader ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly S. Chabon ◽  
Ruth E. Cain
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

Umgang mit illegalen Drogen im »bürgerlichen« Milieu: Zum Steuerungseinfluss formeller und informeller Sozialkontrolle – Erste Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie

2000 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Mann ◽  
Klaus Ackermann
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Erste Ergebnisse

Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden erste Ergebnisse eines Pilotforschungsprojektes vorgestellt, dessen empirischer Fokus auf das in der bundesrepublikanischen Drogenforschungslandschaft weitgehend ausgesparte Feld eines sozial integrierten Umgangs mit illegalen Drogen in gesellschaftlich etablierten Sozialkontexten gerichtet ist. Besonderes Interesse gilt dem Vermittlungsgeschehen zwischen formeller und informeller sozialer Kontrolle: Wie geht der Einzelne mit konfligierenden Botschaften einer auf ein generelles Drogenverbot abgestellten Rechtssphäre und dem darauf abgestellten institutionellen Kontext strafrechtlicher und sozialmedizinischer Kontrolle einerseits und etwaigen gebrauchsmotivierenden Botschaften der Peer-Group, des Freundes- und Bekanntenkreises andererseits um? </P><P> Innerhalb der Pilotphase wurden 34 sozial integrierte Konsumenten diverser illegaler Drogen interviewt. Die Stichprobenbildung folgte der Methode des Snowball Samplings. Die bisherigen Beobachtungen lassen sich zu zwei für den weiteren Forschungsverlauf relevanten Arbeitshypothesen verdichten: <UL><LI>Der Drogenkonsum untersteht offenbar in der Selbstwahrnehmung im Sinne einer Selbstattribution einem ›internal locus of control‹. <LI>Auch wenn es trotz des bestehenden Drogenverbots zum Konsum illegaler Drogen kommt, scheint mit dem Verbotsstatus bestimmter Substanzen häufig ein informeller Kontrolleinfluss assoziiert, welcher Konsum regulierend unterhalb der Schwelle des generalpräventiven Anspruchs des BtMGs wirksam wird.</UL>

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