Effects of Achievement Motivation Training on a Group of Secondary School Students
This study examined the effects of achievement motivation training on a group of secondary school students. The training programme was developed based on activities adapted from the McClelland's tradition. It comprised 10 activities carried out in five sessions with each session lasting two...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
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1995
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8916/1/FPP_1995_5_A.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8916/ |
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| Summary: | This study examined the effects of achievement motivation
training on a group of secondary school students. The training
programme was developed based on activities adapted from the
McClelland's tradition. It comprised 10 activities carried out in
five sessions with each session lasting two and a half hours.
Two Form Four classes were requested from the school authority. A
total of 70 subjects (N=70) were randomly assigned into two
groups based on the pre-test score of need for achievement
measured by the Thematic Apperception Test. Treatment in the
form of training was given to the first group of 35 Fourth Formers, whilst another group of 35 Fourth Formers formed the
control group which received no treatment. Findings from the
study showed that after training, subjects improved in their
achievement motivation, locus of control and academic performance
of Mathematics in the intended direction. However, results from
Analysis of Covariance did not show that there were any
significant differences in need for achievement, locus of
control and academic performance in Mathematics between the
trained and the untrained subjects. |
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