Locus of Control and Academic Achievement of Undergraduate College Students of Guwahati City
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between Locus of Control and academic achievement of male and female undergraduate students of Guwahati city of Assam, India. A review of the previous literature has shown that positive significant relationship existed between internal locus of control and academic achievement of students. The study was conducted on a sample of 240 male and female undergraduate students, from various degree colleges of Guwahati. The Indian adaptation of Rotter’s Locus of control scale was used to assess the locus of control of the students. The results indicated that there was no significant positive correlation between external locus of control and academic achievement of the students.
Authors and Affiliations
Sabiha Alam Choudhury, Prof. Indranee P. Borooah
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