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The relationship between academic motivation and academic achievement students

Year: 2011

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: : the purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between academic motivation and academic achievement among Tehran University students. In this cross-sectional correlation study, 252 Tehran University students were required to fill the academic motivation questionnaire. This 43-item questionnaire measured 8 aspects of motivation. Criterion for academic achievement was a mark which students themselves reported. Data were analyzed through using SPSS16 by means of Pearson Correlation coefficient. : Data analysis indicated positive and significant correlation between Academic Motivation and Academic Achievement. Furthermore subscales of task, effort, competition, social concern within eight subscales had a significant relationship with academic achievement. : Regarding the results, students’ academic achievement requires coordination and interaction between different aspects of motivation.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.111

Authors: Kourosh Amrai, Shahrzad Elahi Motlagh, Hamzeh Azizi Zalani, Hadi Parhon

Institutions: University of Tehran, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Kharazmi University

Language: English

Topic: Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2021399798

FWCI: 5.093

Cites: 17

Cited by: 264

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