The relationship between academic motivation and academic achievement students
By Kourosh Amrai, Shahrzad Elahi Motlagh, Hamzeh Azizi Zalani, Hadi Parhoon, Hadi Parhon. 2011
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Abstract Background : the purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between academic motivation and academic achievement among Tehran University students. Method 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. Results : 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. Conclusion : Regarding the results, students’ academic achievement requires coordination and interaction between different aspects of motivation.
Subfields: Education, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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- Student Engagement, Academic Self-efficacy, and Academic Motivation as Predictors of Academic Performance (2015, result): “The results of the studies described in the literature are in agreement with this suggestion (Amrai et al. 2011; Bakhtiarvand et al. 2011; Guay et al. 2010; Lee et al. 2012; Önder et al. 2014; Soufi et al. 2014; Wormington et al. 2012).”