Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

INFLUENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND STUDY HABITS ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS

Awai Daniel

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This study investigated influence of achievement motivation and study habits on students’ academic achievement in mathematics. The study was a correlational research. Samples of 1020 senior secondary two (2) students were drawn through multi–stage sampling technique. The instruments used for the data collection was a questionnaire tagged achievement motivation and study habit of students and Matimatics Academic achievement test (MAAT) constructed by the researcher to find out students’ achievement. The reliability coefficient score of 0.88 for achievement motivation, 0.83 for study habit were obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Method. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used for data analysis. The result obtained revealed that achievement motivation and study habit had significant linear prediction on students’ academic achievement in Mathematics.

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Awai Daniel Influence of Achievement Motivation and Study Habits on Students Academic Achievement in Mathematics Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 8 August 2015

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