ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY OF IX GRADERS IN RELATION TO ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION

The Study was done to study the relation existing between Achievement in Chemistry and Achievement Motivation. Sample of the study consisted of 236 IX class students from four Government schools of Ludhiana city. Achievement Motivation scale by Deo and Mohan (2011, revised) was used to determine Achievement Motivation of the students. Achievement test in Chemistry (developed and standardized by the investigator) were used as tool for data collection. The results of the study showed that Achievement in Chemistry of the students was positively correlated with the Achievement Motivation. The overall result of co-relation showed that there exists a positive and significant relationship between the two variables of the study