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A Study on Academic Motivation among Secondary School Students of Haridwar District |
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| Paper Id :
18275 Submission Date :
14/10/2023 Acceptance Date :
23/10/2023 Publication Date :
25/10/2023
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| Abstract |
Academic motivation is the aim and tenacity which is associated with development of academics of the students. Academic motivation is also needed for better academic performance. If the child does not feel well motivated, then it hampers their academic growth. Number of times it is seen that students are being humiliated for their poor academic performance in front of all. This leads to not their upliftment but more of their downfall as they feel demotivated. This leads to a problematic situation. It is the role of every educator to guide and keep their students motivated all the time. The more a child feels motivated the better he/she performs. Academic motivation is always needed at all the stages of academic growth. Academic motivation of Secondary school students is significantly and positively related with their academic achievement. Hence, it is the duty of the educator to motivate in different manners their Secondary school students while conducting the class. The present study aims to examine Academic Motivation among students of Secondary school with respect to their gender, locality and type of school. The tool used by the investigator is Academic Motivation Inventory prepared and standardized by Prof. K.S. Misra. The study compromised a sample of 60 secondary school students of Grade IX from district Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The study revealed that Academic Motivation can lead to effective classroom environment. |
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| Keywords | Academic Motivation, Secondary School Students, Gender, Locality, Type of School. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduction | Academic Motivation is a type of strong force to motivate students to learn and it is the essential need to shine in academic activities and by nature, it is multidimensional concept (Dhall, 2014). It is the casual factor for behaviour that is highly associated with activities and success of students and it includes lot of efforts, smooth management of academic activities and continuous efforts to attain their educational goals and level of persistent of students (Usher and Morris, 2012). Academic motivation showcase their inquisitives, rigour and progress towards achieving particular goal in their academics. Academic motivation is the outcome of a process due to internal or external factors. It is highly essential for involving of students in their academic work and deciding quantum of learning and analyzing performance and exposure to information and facets (Brouse et al 2010) and it is the inclination, hard work and determination associated with achievement in academics of students (Guiffrida et al 2013). Academic motivation is an important process within which starts and continues with activities for the sole objective of attaining academic goals (Ekeh and Njoku, 2014). It is also responsible for guiding behaviour and outlook of students for achieving their academic goals. It increases their energies and hard work and also improves their cognitive growth that leads to improving their achievement in academically. Students who are academically strong are also seen to be highly motivated academically and they are learning ample number of things and hold more knowledge and skills (Driscoll, 2005). They are the ones for transferring learning activities to new circumstances (Pugh and Bergin, 2006). Academic motivation is improvising success of students in their academic activities and also reduce failures in their academics which significantly affects the performance of students in the classrooms (Reynolds and Weigand, 2010). Academic motivation plays a crucial role for effective learning and achieving higher degree of performance of Secondary school students in their academics. Hence, an attempt is made to study academic motivation among Secondary school students. Need of The Study Academic motivation is important for the overall growth of a child. If not practiced in the classrooms from the early stage then it is one thing that might act as an obstacle in having a healthy classroom environment. The need of this study is to find out about the importance of academic motivation of secondary school students on the basis of their gender, locality as well as type of school. Statement of The Problem A Study on Academic Motivation among Secondary School Students of Haridwar District. |
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| Aim of study |
1. To study the
academic motivation among Secondary school students with regard to their
gender. 2. To study the
academic motivation among Secondary school students with regard to the locality
of school.
3. To study the academic motivation among Secondary school students with regard to the type of school. |
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| Review of Literature | Siti, Sara and
Mohd Ariff et al (2022) found that college students had higher degree of academic motivation
and difference amid gender of college students and academic motivation was
significant. Academic motivation had positive and significant relation with
self-efficacy of college students. Golder, J. (2021) conducted a
study in the higher secondary school of West Bengal and found no difference in
their psychological well-being or self-confidence. There is also a relationship
between general mental health and academic motivation of secondary school
children. Munanu, N.R. et al., (2021) established
that the ones who have good mental health exhibit more extrinsic
orientation than intrinsic motivation. Turhan, N.S. (2020) in his study in
Turkey signified that the academic motivation gets affected based on gender. Bugler, M. F. et al. (2019) concluded
that after a thorough study on 384 boys and 366 girls that through a
questionnaire that girls get highly motivated academically if paid proper
attention and given guidance whereas for boys it was poor. Sunita (2018) did her
research work on 400 adolescents of Jhajhar and Dadri district of Haryana and
showed prominent difference on the well-being of the adolescents. It was seen that
the general well-being has an impact on the academic achievement and motivation
of students. Its stated that if there is healthy school environment then the
students will be more motivated and grow academically. Mallick, K.S. et al. (2017) in his
research carried out on 700 students of grade IX of both genders showed a good
amount of difference in the academic motivation based on their gender. This
difference was found mainly on the basis of their sex and not on the area of
their residing as children of rural areas were seen to perform better in exam.
Girls have been showing more academic motivation than boys.
Suhag, A. K. et al. (2016) collected 60
samples of 30 boys and 30 girls each from different schools of Khairpur Mir’s.
They concluded that to keep academically motivated is the new key of students.
Only a well-motivated team of students can lead to a cognitively well-balanced
group of academically smart students. The gender does not make much of a
difference there. |
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| Methodology | In the present study, Descriptive Survey Method
(Quantitative data collection method) was used to collect data about the investigation. Variables of the Study The variables in the present study are - 1. Dependent variables: Academic Motivation 2. Independent variables: Gender, Locality and Type of School |
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| Sampling | A sample of 60 (30 boys and 30 girls) secondary school
students has been drawn from the population of the students of IX standard from
the district Haridwar, State Uttarakhand. The sample was drawn through
Purposive Sampling Technique. The stratification has been based on their
gender, living areas such as rural and urban as well as Type of school like
Government and Private. |
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| Tools Used | Academic Motivation Inventory prepared and standardized by Professor K.S. Misra. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics Used in the Study | In the present study, two types of statistical measures used
such as Descriptive and Inferential statistics i.e. Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D.), and t-test have used. |
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| Analysis | The collected data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical techniques and interpreted. Hypothesis 1: There is no significant difference in the academic
motivation among Secondary school students with regard to their gender Table-1: Summary Table of Gender Wise t-value in Academic Motivation of Secondary
Students
It is clear
from the Table -1 that the calculated t-value is 3.75. This implied that the
mean value for gender of secondary school students indicates that girls of
secondary school students (M=160) have higher level of Academic Motivation than
boys of Secondary school students (M=146). The t-value of 3.75 is revealing
that significant difference exists amid gender of Secondary school students and
their academic motivation in 1% level. Thus, the null hypothesis is rejected.
Fig 1: Graphical Representation of comparison of Mean
& S.D in Academic Motivation of Boys and Girls Secondary School
Students Hypothesis 2: There is no significant difference in academic motivation
among high school students with regard to the locality of school Table- 2: Summary
Table of Location Wise t-value of Academic
Motivation of Secondary Students
It is clear from the Table -2 that the calculated t-value
is 4.29. The mean value for locality of school of Secondary school students
indicates that Secondary school students studying in schools located in rural
area (M=163.95) have higher level of Academic Motivation than urban area
(M=147.7). The t-value of 4.29 is revealing that significant difference exists
amid locality of school of high school students and their academic motivation
in 1% level. Thus, the null hypothesis is rejected.
Fig 2: Graphical Representation of comparison of Mean & S.D in Academic
Motivation of Rural and Urban
Secondary School Students Hypothesis 3: There is no
significant difference in academic motivation among
Secondary school students with regard to the type of school Table- 3: Summary
Table of kind of school Wise t-value of Academic
Motivation of Secondary Students
It is clear from the Table -3 that the calculated t-value
is 2.26. This implied that the mean value for type of school of Secondary
school students indicates that secondary school students studying in government
schools (M=158.36) have higher level of Academic Motivation than Private school
(M=149.38) .The t-value of 2.26 revealing that significant difference exists
amid type of school of high school students and their academic motivation in 1%
level. Thus, the null hypothesis is rejected.
Fig 3: Graphical Representation of Comparison of Mean & S.D. in Academic Motivation of Govt. and Private Secondary School Students |
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| Findings |
1. There is
significant difference in academic motivation of secondary school students with
respect to their gender. 2. There is
significant difference in academic motivation of secondary school students with
respect to their location.
3. There is
significant difference in academic motivation of secondary school students with
respect the type of school. |
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| Conclusion |
The above analysis clarifies that significant difference
exists amid academic motivation of Secondary school students. Academic
motivation of Secondary school students is notably and positively related with
their academic achievement. It is advisable for schools to teach and motivate
their Secondary school students during their scholastic and co-scholastic
periods and instructions. The Ministry of School Education should also carry
out motivational events and talk shows especially for Secondary school
students. Parents also must show interest as it is an important part in
motivating the school students regularly and consistently. School Heads must
always practice sensible and well organised strategies in order to motivate
their Secondary school students in both scholastic, co-scholastic activities to
improve their overall academic growth. |
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| Limitation of the Study | 1. The sample is delimited to 60 students of secondary school students. 2. The sample is delimited to a secondary school of the district Haridwar, Uttarakhand. 3. The study is delimited to some demographic variables viz. Gender, Locality and type of school. Educational Implications 1. The study will be helpful for the teachers in understanding the level of growth and development when it comes Academic Motivation among their students for a bright future. 2. The study will be helpful to the school administration also while they develop the co-scholastic activities for building the academic motivation of the students for better overall growth and development. |
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