Relations between Locus of Control and Academic Achievement: an Adaptation of a Mea Sure of Locus of Control
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1996-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Using an Amharic version of the CNSIE (Children's
Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Locus of Control Scale ) ,
360 4th through 12th graders (186 of which were males and 174
females) were randomly selected and studied . Following the
pilot study, during which the instrument was tested and
refined, the main study was launched . In both the pilot and
the main studies, the effect of a socially desirable response
bias was observed to be minimum .
The purpose of this study was to test whether or not
locus of control (i) develops with age, (ii) differs for males
and females of the same age, and (iii) relates to academic
achievement. Furthermore, family factors affecting locus of
control were assessed and cross cul tural comparisons were
made. Results showed that internality orientation (i)
progresses wi th an increase in age or grade level, (ii) does
not differ for males and females of the same age, and (iii)
positively relates to higher academic achievement. Also, more
internals perceived their parents as authoritative and more
externals reported their parents as authoritarian. Mo~eover,
Eighth graders considered luck, wish, and forcune telling
circumstances as posi tive attributes associated wi th good
consequences which comparable American subjects did not
believe. Results were explained and implications forwarded
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Relations between Locus of Control