A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor

The performance of pupils in the Primary Five Assessment Examination was examined in relation to a number of variables namely achievement motivation, socio-economic status, intelligence, area of residence, school milieu and parental encouragement to assess the correlation between them. The subjec...

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Main Authors: Elias, Habibah, Long, Atan
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1984
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2226/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2226/1/A_Correlational_Study_of_Achievement_Motivation_and.pdf
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Long, Atan
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description The performance of pupils in the Primary Five Assessment Examination was examined in relation to a number of variables namely achievement motivation, socio-economic status, intelligence, area of residence, school milieu and parental encouragement to assess the correlation between them. The subjects were 90 pupils selected from 40 primary schools in Selangor and represented the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Individual interviews were conducted by the researcher. Subjects were asked to answer questionnaires, the Thematic Apperception Test, and the Raven's Progressive Matrices. The results showed that achievement motivation correlated highly with performance in the stated examination. The other variables which showed significant correlations with performance were socio-economic status, intelligence, school milieu and parental encouragement.
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spelling upm-22262013-05-27T06:59:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2226/ A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor Elias, Habibah Long, Atan The performance of pupils in the Primary Five Assessment Examination was examined in relation to a number of variables namely achievement motivation, socio-economic status, intelligence, area of residence, school milieu and parental encouragement to assess the correlation between them. The subjects were 90 pupils selected from 40 primary schools in Selangor and represented the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Individual interviews were conducted by the researcher. Subjects were asked to answer questionnaires, the Thematic Apperception Test, and the Raven's Progressive Matrices. The results showed that achievement motivation correlated highly with performance in the stated examination. The other variables which showed significant correlations with performance were socio-economic status, intelligence, school milieu and parental encouragement. 1984 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2226/1/A_Correlational_Study_of_Achievement_Motivation_and.pdf Elias, Habibah and Long, Atan (1984) A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor. Pertanika, 7 (2). pp. 31-38. English
spellingShingle Elias, Habibah
Long, Atan
A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor
title A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor
title_full A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor
title_fullStr A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor
title_short A Correlational Study of Achievement Motivation and Pupils' Performance in the Standard Five Assessment Examination From Selected Schools in Selangor
title_sort correlational study of achievement motivation and pupils' performance in the standard five assessment examination from selected schools in selangor
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2226/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2226/1/A_Correlational_Study_of_Achievement_Motivation_and.pdf