Effects of Achievement Motivation Training on Academic Performance of Underachievers

Bibliographic Data

ID13656111
AuthorsAllan Markle (Veterans Administration Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois, corresponding author), Roger C Rinn (Huntsville, Alabama), Brenda Goodwin (Huntsville, Alabama)
Year1980
Volume47
Issue2
Pages567-574
Publication date1980-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1980.47.2.567
PMID7454910
OpenAlexW2003014108
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

In an attempt to help underachieving students improve academic performance, an Achievement Motivation Training program was developed. Although similar to other programs focusing on achievement motivation, substantial differences exist, particularly since the present program is presented in an outpatient format rather than integrated into the classroom. 54 students (Grades 3 to 11), referred by their counselors, were subjects; half of these completed our Achievement Motivation Training program, the other half served as a no-treatment control group. The treated group showed a significant improvement in grades from before training to follow-up as well as significantly greater improvement than the control group. Also, a new methodology was offered and tested, demonstrating that a no-treatment group may not be necessary when grades are the primary dependent variable

Academic achievement · Control (management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Need for achievement · Significant difference · Treatment and control groups · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology

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