Locus de control y rendimiento académico en educación universitaria

Una revisión bibliográfica

Bibliographic Data

ID5921974
AuthorsCarlos Alberto Mayora-Pernía, Carlos Alberto Mayora Pernía (0000-0002-7674-5354, Universidad del Valle, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume19
Issue3
Publication date2015-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Electrónica Educare (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1409-4258 • E-ISSN: 1409-4258
PublisherUniversidad Nacional de Costa Rica (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15359/ree.19-3.16
OpenAlexW2180779698
LanguageES
Citations received4
References cited8

The purpose of this paper is to provide a bibliographic review about the relation between locus of control (LC) and academic achievement in higher education students. Online repositories were the main source of information. The most important findings show that, (a) the LC construct has evolved from being a dichotomist to a multidimensional variable; (b) there are very few recent international studies and none of them covers Latin-America; (c) interdisciplinary research is scarce and the absence of the qualitative approach is noticeable; and, (d) whether direct or indirectly, most studies show a relation between LC and academic achievement in higher education. These findings show the need to address this topic in Latin America. It is suggested to conduct interdisciplinary, longitudinal, qualitative, and quantitative studies under the supervision of institutions and teachers; the results would be used to design interventions to improve que quality of education

Art · Humanities · Education and Teacher Training · Educational Innovations and Technology · Educational Outcomes and Influences

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