Abstract
This multicase study investigated the learning experiences of four college students identified respectively as internal and external locus of control. They were taking a basic educational technology course that supplemented classroom teaching with two course web sites. Four categories that characterized their learning experiences suggested some relationship between locus of control and learning experience.
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Danhua Wang is Assistant Professor of Reading at St. Louis Community College. She received the Ph.D. from Oakland University. Her particular interests are the learning and reading comprehension processes
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Wang, D. Students’ Learning and Locus of Control in Web-Supplemental Instruction. Innov High Educ 30, 67–82 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-005-3299-x
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