Weiner's+Attribution+Theory

The attributional theory, developed by Bernard Weiner, addresses classroom conditions that contribute to students’ attributions for success and failure outcomes – or ways in which individuals arrive at explanations of events.
 * Bernard Weiner’s Attributional Theory **
 * Typical explanations given for success and failure include: **

Ability Effort Task Difficulty Luck Others Mood Illness Causality Stability Controllability Competition in American education implies that someone will be first and that someone will be last. How students perceive their place in this queue is determined by their attributions for success or failure outcomes.
 * These explanations vary on the dimensions of locus of: **
 * How does Ms. G’s classroom advance the locus of control into the realm of the students? e.g. transfer of responsibility into their realm. Do you see evidence of the “blame cycle” among students and the faculty? How does Ms. G counteract “blame” and move towards empowerment? **