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

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dc.contributor.author Atibuni, Dennis Zami
dc.contributor.author Ssenyonga, Joseph
dc.contributor.author Olema, David Kani
dc.contributor.author Kemeza, Imelda
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-18T06:50:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-18T06:50:43Z
dc.date.issued 2017-06
dc.identifier.citation Atibuni, D. Z. . . . [et al.]. (2017). Locus of control as a predictor of academic attitudes among secondary school science teacher trainees at a public university in Uganda. International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review Vol.4 (6), pp. 125-137 June, 2017; https://www.journalissues.org/IJEPRR/; https://doi.org/10.15739/IJEPRR.17.014 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2360-7076
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.60682/0hc4-7v09
dc.description Research article en_US
dc.description.abstract A 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. Key words: locus of control, attitude, science teacher, secondary school, and trainee en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Busitema University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher IJEPRR en_US
dc.subject locus of control en_US
dc.subject Attitude en_US
dc.subject Science teacher en_US
dc.subject Secondary school en_US
dc.subject Trainee en_US
dc.title Locus of control as a predictor of academic attitudes among secondary school science teacher trainees at a public university in Uganda. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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