The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control

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dc.contributor.advisorGoodman, Sukien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBeretti, Michelle Andreaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-26T14:14:31Z
dc.date.available2014-12-26T14:14:31Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 59-71).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTo investigate the factors related to performance in a first year Commerce Academic Development (AD) Programme at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the independent variables chosen were Matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control. The results from the study will be useful to the Educational Development Unit at the university in assessing which psychological variables are having the most influence on their student population. The results will also assist in explaining why, in several cases, these AD students are outperforming the main- stream students. Limited statistically significant relationships were found between the independent variables and academic performance. The research design was critiqued and deemed to be problematic. Practical implications of the findings are discussed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBeretti, M. A. (2010). <i>The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10116en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBeretti, Michelle Andrea. <i>"The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10116en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBeretti, M. 2010. The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Beretti, Michelle Andrea AB - To investigate the factors related to performance in a first year Commerce Academic Development (AD) Programme at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the independent variables chosen were Matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control. The results from the study will be useful to the Educational Development Unit at the university in assessing which psychological variables are having the most influence on their student population. The results will also assist in explaining why, in several cases, these AD students are outperforming the main- stream students. Limited statistically significant relationships were found between the independent variables and academic performance. The research design was critiqued and deemed to be problematic. Practical implications of the findings are discussed. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control TI - The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10116 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10116
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBeretti MA. The factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of control. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10116en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe factors related to performance in a first year commerce academic development programme : matriculation result, self-efficacy, goal-setting orientation and locus of controlen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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