Perceived University Students’ Attributions of Their Academic Success and Failure

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dc.contributor.authorMkumbo, Kitila A. K.
dc.contributor.authorAmani, Jacqueline
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-10T09:03:23Z
dc.date.available2016-03-10T09:03:23Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionFull text available at http://search.proquest.com/openview/16357dcd91c1d32baefaad26df5274cd/1?pq-origsite=gscholaen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the applicability of the attribution theory in understanding how students attribute their academic success and failure. Participants involved a sample of 260 undergraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They completed an attitude questionnaire scale with items on locus of control, stability and controllability dimensions. The results show that the majority of students attributed their academic performance to internal, stable and controllable factors. High performing students were more likely to attribute their academic performance to internal and controllable factors than low performing students. Success was attributed to internal and controllable factors, while academic failure was attributed to external and uncontrollable factors. Save for sex, the participants’ demographic variables did not statistically significantly influence the attribution pattern. The results of this study confirm the predictions of the attribution theory and are in line with the findings of similar studies conducted in other university settings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMkumbo, K.A. and Amani, J., 2012. Perceived University Students' Attributions of Their Academic Success and Failure. Asian Social Science, 8(7), p.247.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5539/ass.v8n7p247
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/801
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectattributionen_US
dc.subjectacademic performanceen_US
dc.subjectacademic successen_US
dc.subjectacademic failureen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titlePerceived University Students’ Attributions of Their Academic Success and Failureen_US
dc.typeMagazine Articleen_US
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