Pupils' Attributions of Success and Failure

BAR-TAL, DANIEL, and DAROM, EFRAIM. Pupils' Attributions of Success and Failure. CmLD DEVELOPMENT, 1979, 50, 264-267. 236 pupils attributed their success or failure on a test given in their classroom to 8 different causes. The classification of the 8 causes to the 2 dimensions of locus of control and stability was validated by factor analysis. The results of the study indicated that the pupils tended to attribute success mainly to external causes and failure mainly to internal causes.