IMPACT OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Manju Kumari; Sudesh Rani; Seema

Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

IMPACT OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Manju Kumari, Sudesh Rani, Seema

Abstract :

The present study is an attempt to find out the relationship and difference among male and female students in relation to their gender. For the present study, a purposive sample of 100 students of class XII studying in Rohtak city was selected. Achievement Motivation (AMT) by Dr. V.P. Bhargava was used to access the achievement motivation and Academic achievement scores have been taken on the basis of previous class result. �t� test and Correlation tests were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that (i) Female students have more achievement motivation than male students; (ii) Female students have better academic achievement than boys and there is positive and (iii) significant correlation between achievement motivation and academic achievement of senior secondary school students.