Open AccessRelationship between motivation and academic achievement
Author(s) -
Deepika Sharma,
Sushma Sharma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of advances in scientific research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-3616
DOI - 10.7439/ijasr.v4i1.4584
Subject(s) - psychology , academic achievement , need for achievement , intrinsic motivation , developmental psychology , goal theory , mathematics education , self concept , social psychology
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between motivation, self-concept and academic achievement. In addition,late childhood school students differences between self-concept, motivation and academic achievement were investigated. The study utilized a quantitative conceptual study. The study found that there were significant correlations between self-concept, motivation and academic achievement of late childhood school students. It was also found that female students are significantly more motivated than their male counterparts. The study concluded that the findings justify the importance of self-concept and motivation to academic achievement, and some recommendations were made regarding the enhancement of motivation and self-concept of late childhood school students.