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The Effect of Locus of Control on Student Achievement

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The effect of locus of control on student achievement was examined in this meta-analysis study. A total of 78 studies were collected during the literature review, out of which 20 were included in the meta-analysis. The 20 research studies were compiled to obtain a sample size of 18,918 subjects. The results of the random effect model showed that locus of control has a small-level positive effect on student achievement . The moderators identified for the study were type of publication , culture , school level, the data collection tool used and the year of the studies, of which sample group and type of publication were found to be moderator variables .

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Çoğaltay, N. (2017). The Effect of Locus of Control on Student Achievement. In: Karadag, E. (eds) The Factors Effecting Student Achievement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56083-0_9

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