Locus of control as a predictor of academic attitudes among secondary school science teacher trainees at a public university in Uganda

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAtibuni, Dennis Zami
dc.contributor.authorSsenyonga, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorKani Olema, David
dc.contributor.authorKemeza, Imelda
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-18T15:38:10Z
dc.date.available2023-03-18T15:38:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractA host of factors often determines academic attitudes among learners. This quantitative study using cross-sectional survey design was conducted to establish the prediction effect of locus of control on academic attitudes among secondary school science teacher trainees at a public university in Uganda. Data were collected from a census of 203 students using structured questionnaires comprising a biodata section, Locus of Control Scale and Academic Attitudes Scale. Analysis was done using SPSS, and information was presented in tables and later described. Results showed that the trainees used mainly external locus of control and had generally moderately negative academic attitudes. Locus of control significantly predicted academic attitudes (t = -2.595, p = .010). Further analysis revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in academic attitudes between students originating from rural areas and those from urban areas. It was concluded that the use of external locus of control shifted responsibility of academic issues from the students to other external causes which likely resulted in counterproductive view the science and hence negative academic attitudes among the students.It is recommended that trainees need to be educated before and during pre-service training to appreciate teaching as a noble profession, and that trainees with the right disposition should be selected at entry to preservice training so as to foster the needed changes in science and technology education for national socioeconomic transformation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtibuni, D. Z., Ssenyonga, J., Olema, D. K., & Kemeza, I. (2017). Locus of control as a predictor of academic attitudes among secondary school science teacher trainees at a public university in Uganda. https://doi.org/10.15739/IJEPRR.17.014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15739/IJEPRR.17.014
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8230
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Educational Policy Research and Reviewen_US
dc.subjectLocus of controlen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectScience teacheren_US
dc.subjectSecondary schoolen_US
dc.subjectTraineeen_US
dc.titleLocus of control as a predictor of academic attitudes among secondary school science teacher trainees at a public university in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Locus of control as a predictor of academic attitudes.pdf
Size:
920.54 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Social Sciences