Achievement, self-concept and locus of control in black pre kindergarten children

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1991

Abstract

The relationship between achievement, self-concept and locus of control was examined using 63 male and 57 female middle class black preschool children ranging in age from 3 years 9 months to 4 years nine months. The purpose was to determine whether self concept and locus of control are independent variables when used to predict preschool achievement. Self-concept and locus of control are significantly (p>. 05) correlated (r =.31). Both were also significantly (p ?.05) correlated with preschool achievement (self concept, r =.30), locus of control, r =.35). When both self-concept and locus of control were used to predict achievement, 16 percent of the achievement variance was accounted for by the two measures. This finding indicates that locus of control and self-concept both contribute independent variance in the prediction of achievement variance. These results support the use of the self-concept and locus of control constructs in preschool programming and in future preschool research. © 1991, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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