Predictors of Achievement Motivation Among Kenyan Adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorMuthee, Jessina
dc.contributor.authorImmanuel, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-10T07:35:53Z
dc.date.available2017-05-10T07:35:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study was carried out to investigate the impact of classroom climate, intelligence, home environment and socio-economic status on achievement motivation of standard eight pupils of Nairobi city, Kenya. A proportionate stratified sample of 101 boys and 99 girls constituted the study sample. Both dependent and independent variables were measured using standardized instruments. Analysis of the data using multiple regressions showed that four independent variables, viz., intelligence, classroom climate, living with relatives and number of sisters jointly and significantly contributed to the prediction of achievement motivation of standard eight pupils (R= . 429; P < . 01). The results further indicated that in terms of magnitude of contribution, intelligence turned out to be the most significant predictor (Beta = .270, t = 3.986, P < .05), followed by class room climate (Beta = .267, t = 3.965, P <.05), living with relatives (Beta = -.156, t = 2.317, P < .05) and number of sisters at home (Beta = 0.148, t = 2.172, P < .05), in the order of significance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationthe Psychespace Vol. 3, No. 2, 39-44, July 2009en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17555
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThiruvananthapuramen_US
dc.subjectAchievement motivationen_US
dc.subjectClassroom climateen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic status and home environmenten_US
dc.titlePredictors of Achievement Motivation Among Kenyan Adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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