How Teachers Explain Students' Academic Performance: A Categorization of Free Response Academic Attributions.

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Title: How Teachers Explain Students' Academic Performance: A Categorization of Free Response Academic Attributions.
Language: English
Authors: Cooper, Harris M., Burger, Jerry M.
Source: American Educational Research Journal. Spr 1980 17(1):95-109.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1980
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Education Majors, Higher Education, Success, Teacher Influence
Abstract: Education majors completed questionnaires about student success or failure in hypothetical situations and their responses were categorized. Dimensions of the category scheme concerned the student (ability and effort), the situation (task difficulty and luck), and the teacher (experience and preparation). (CTM)
Journal Code: CIJSEP1980
Entry Date: 1980
Accession Number: EJ222639
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Education majors completed questionnaires about student success or failure in hypothetical situations and their responses were categorized. Dimensions of the category scheme concerned the student (ability and effort), the situation (task difficulty and luck), and the teacher (experience and preparation). (CTM)