Effect of goal setting on underachievement and locus of control in college students.
| dc.advisor | Connie L. Phelps | |
| dc.college | the teachers college | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Russell, Cassendra M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-19T14:21:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-04-19T14:21:34Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2006 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04-19 | |
| dc.department | psychology, art therapy, rehabilitation, and mental health counseling | en_US |
| dc.description | vi, 56 leaves | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the effect of a student-set, mastery-focused goal setting intervention on academic achievement and academic locus of control in underachieving college students in a quasi-experimental repeated measures mixed design. Twenty-three undergraduate college students participated in the study at a mid-sized university in the Midwest. The Academic Locus of Control (ALC) scale measured student placement on an internal-external locus of control continuum. Student test scores in introductory and developmental psychology classes measured academic achievement. Intervention results indicated participants increased internal scores on the ALC. Goal setting behavior " improved psychology test scores significantly, positively impacting participants' academic achievement. Most participants stated their self-set, mastery-focused goals benefited their academic achievement, and the majority planned to set goals in the future. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/943 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | College students-Education. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Goal (Psychology)-Testing. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic achievement. | en_US |
| dc.title | Effect of goal setting on underachievement and locus of control in college students. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |