Causal Attributions as Correlates of Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement
Joint Authors
Ngunu, Susan
Kinai, Theresia
Ndambuki, Philomena
Mwaura, Peter
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between causal attributions and academic achievement.
Weiner’s Model of Achievement Attribution guided this research.
Five-hundred and eighty-five students (315 males, 270 females) participated in the study.
The participants completed the Multidimensional Multiattributional Causality Scale (MMCS) while academic achievement was obtained from the participants’ academic records.
Majority of the students attributed both success and failure to internal, uncontrollable, and unstable attributions.
The results indicated that causal attributions were significantly correlated to academic achievement.
Taking into account that students can form maladaptive causal attributions, the study made recommendations to the stakeholders on intervention measures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ngunu, Susan& Kinai, Theresia& Ndambuki, Philomena& Mwaura, Peter. 2019. Causal Attributions as Correlates of Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement. Education Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152048
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ngunu, Susan…[et al.]. Causal Attributions as Correlates of Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement. Education Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152048
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ngunu, Susan& Kinai, Theresia& Ndambuki, Philomena& Mwaura, Peter. Causal Attributions as Correlates of Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement. Education Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152048
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152048