Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation.
This study investigated the effectiveness of an achievement motivation training in increasing the level of achievement motivation of university students. An achievement motivation training was designed to include the teaching of achievement motivation, self-study, planning and goal-setting and mot...
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my.upm.eprints.29932013-05-27T07:04:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2993/ Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. Elias, Habibah Abdul Rahman, Wan Rafaei This study investigated the effectiveness of an achievement motivation training in increasing the level of achievement motivation of university students. An achievement motivation training was designed to include the teaching of achievement motivation, self-study, planning and goal-setting and motivational garnes. The subjects were 188 second and third year Arts students from a local university selected on their achievement motivation scores measured by the Thematic Apperception Test. The subjects (N=188) were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The achievement motivation group was given the achievement motivation training, the discussion group was given an alternative treatment and the control group was not given any treatment.The results indicated that the group which received the achievement motivation training demonstrated a significant increase in the affective aspect of achievement motivation (p <.05) compared to the discussion group and the control group. The achievement motivation group also showed a significant increase in the cognitive aspect of achievement motivation (p <.05) compared to the discussion group and the control group. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1994 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2993/1/Achievement_Motivation_Training_for_University_Students.pdf Elias, Habibah and Abdul Rahman, Wan Rafaei (1994) Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 2 (2). pp. 115-121. ISSN 0128-7702 English |
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This study investigated the effectiveness of an achievement motivation training in increasing the level of achievement
motivation of university students. An achievement motivation training was designed to include the teaching
of achievement motivation, self-study, planning and goal-setting and motivational garnes. The subjects were
188 second and third year Arts students from a local university selected on their achievement motivation scores
measured by the Thematic Apperception Test. The subjects (N=188) were randomly assigned to one of three
groups. The achievement motivation group was given the achievement motivation training, the discussion group
was given an alternative treatment and the control group was not given any treatment.The results indicated that
the group which received the achievement motivation training demonstrated a significant increase in the affective
aspect of achievement motivation (p <.05) compared to the discussion group and the control group. The
achievement motivation group also showed a significant increase in the cognitive aspect of achievement motivation
(p <.05) compared to the discussion group and the control group. |
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Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects
on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. |
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Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects
on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. |
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Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects
on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. |
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Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects
on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. |
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Achievement Motivation Training for University Students: Effects
on Affective and Cognitive Achievement Motivation. |
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achievement motivation training for university students: effects
on affective and cognitive achievement motivation. |
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