If students either attribute their successes or failures
to having a bad day, unfair grading procedures on their
teacher's part, or even God's will, they can be said to
have a more external locus of control. These students
might say, "It doesn't matter how hard I study. The
teacher just doesn't like me, so I know I won't get a good
grade." These students generally don't learn from
previous experience. Since they attribute both their