ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION OF PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED VIZ. VISUALLY IMPAIRED, HEARING IMPAIRED AND ORTHOPEDICALLY IMPAIRED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF KASHMIR DIVISION

This study was undertaken to study the achievement motivation of visually impaired, hearing impaired and orthopedically impaired secondary school students of Kashmir division. The sample for the study was 300 physically challenged secondary school students viz. (visually impaired N= 100, hearing impaired N= 100 and orthopedically impaired N=100) by using purposive sampling technique. Pratibha Deo and Asha Mohan achievement motivation scale was administered for the collection of data. The result of the study highlight that there is no significant difference among visually impaired, hearing impaired and orthopedically impaired secondary school students on achievement motivation. The Achievement Motivation is a planned decision-making process, which energies individual to work to the best of their capacities, by providing them with motives, which is based on their unfulfilled desires. Thus it is generally regarded as the force to achieve targets and the process tosustain the drive. Physically challenged viz. visually impaired, hearing impaired and orthopedically impaired categories feel inferiority due to physical impairment. They are not being ready and eager to face new situations and carry out different tasks, generally are withdrawn, inactive, and unmotivated for their achievement, therefore lack of motivation and lack of self-confidence are two of the main reasons for failure and of living an upset, anxious, depressed, worried ordinary and dissatisfied life.