Minority children's expectancies account for a large proportion of the variance in their achievement. This study examined the relationship between each of several dimensions of the expectancies of fifth through eighth grade children and their school achievement. The study was designed to reveal whether these children showed the differentiated expectancies, e.g., individual vs. system blame, and racial militancy which characterize minority adolescents. Middle school children did not show this expectancy differentiation. They did not discriminate between racial and non-racial items. Two important factors were found: (a) general personal efficacy and (b) interpersonal control.
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