Atribuições de causalidade e afetividade de alunos de alto e baixo desempenho acadêmico em situações de sucesso e de fracasso escolar

• Main Authors: Mirella Lopez Martini, Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Florida 2005-01-01
• Series: Interamerican Journal of Psychology
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28439305

Causal attributions are beliefs concerning the causes of an event. They critically influence students motivation, affectivity, and academic achievement. This study aimed to identify elementary school students causal attributions for academic success and failure, their relationships with academic achievement and gender, as well as to identify the students feelings related to school success and failure. Data were collected by applying a questionnaire (open questions) and analyzed in their qualitative and quantitative dimensions. Results showed childrens tendency to explain school success and failure as determined mainly by internal causes such as effort, capacity and attention. Causal attributions differences related to students gender and academic achievement were identified and most of the students were unable to nominate their own feelings. Some affective and motivation problems concerning teachers practice are discussed