Achievement Motivation of High School Students Belonging to Three Different Curriculums: An Intervention Study

By : S.V. Surya Rekha, G. S. Shylashree

Page No: 229-236

Abstract
Academic motivation is defined as a student’s desire as reflected in approach, persistence and level of interest regarding academic subjects when their competence is judged against a standard of performance or excellence. Motivation is an integral aspect of learning. Achievement motivation of a student is positively related to their academic success. It is observed that students studying in ISCE and CBSE syllabus tend to outperform the students studying in state syllabus. Do they also tend to have a higher level of achievement motivation? The present study was an attempt to find answer for this question. The total sample is 226 students, out of which 122 belonged to state syllabus, 56 belonged to CBSE and 48 belonged to ICSE. The study was conducted in pre and post- test situation.150 students (State board-88, CBSE-34 and ICSE-28) were part of control group and 76 students (State-34, CBSE-22 and ICSE-20) were part of experimental group. Statistical measure of ANOVA indicated that there was no significant difference in achievement motivation of students belonging to three different syllabus, though there was a significant difference between the control and experimental group. The study also revealed that ICSE students of both control and experimental group showed improvement in their achievement motivation level in post –test situation.

Authors :
G. S. Shylashree : Associate professor – Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru, Karnataka
S.V. Surya Rekha : Associate professor – Mont Fort college, Bengaluru, Karnataka.