Date of Award
1991
Type
Thesis
Major
Specialist in Education
Degree Type
Special Degree in Education
Department
Teacher Education
First Advisor
Dr. Carolyn M. Cartledge
Second Advisor
Dr. James M. Brewbaker
Third Advisor
Dr. Anita Whitman
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between reading achievement and internal locus of control among eighth-grade gifted students attending a rural middle school in Georgia. The NowickiStrjckland Locus of Control Scale was used to determine a locus of i control score for each of the eighteen subjects involved. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills Form G was .used to obtain an achievement score for each subject. The study used a correlational research design. The Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between test scores. Analysis of statistical data revealed a .0985 correlation. This correlation was not significant.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Jerry A., "A Correlational Study of Locus of Control and Reading Achievement Among Gifted Middle School Students" (1991). Theses and Dissertations. 719.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/719
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