Motivation as a predictor of academic achievement and behaviour modifications among Senior Secondary School students in Lagos State

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dc.contributor.authorOnwuama, M.A.C
dc.contributor.authorAjibola, G.S.
dc.contributor.authorFasoranti, A.J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-26T14:43:46Z
dc.date.available2020-02-26T14:43:46Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated motivation as a predictor of academic achievement am,ißi behavior modification among senior secondary school studenrs in Lagos state. sample size Qftwo-hundred andfifty (female, n = 144; male, n 106) respondent} from ten secondary schools in Mushin Local Government Area ofLagos state wen! used. Researchers ' structured and validated questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The test-retest reliability value obtained fbr the instrumeffl!l using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-€fjicient was 0.84. Data was carried out with the use offrequency counts andpercentagesfor demograph]ÆI data and Chi-square for the variables studied. Findings revealed that intrinsic,' motivation, extrinsic motivation, incentives and rewards would have significajüil" g/fect on academic achievement of senior secondary school students' in Mushil!ll'l Local Govermnent Area of Lagos state. Based on thefindings, it is reconnnend±'GIl rhat lhe Federal Ministry of Education in association with various governments should ensure regular provision of scholarships and monetarr• rewards 10 students./br excellent academic perfbrmance to motivate them. Keywords: Motivation, Academic Achievements, Incentives, Reward: Behavioural Modificationen_US
dc.identifier.citationOnwuama, M.A.C., Ajibola, G.S., & Fasoranti, A.J., (2017). Motivation as a predictor of academic achievement and behaviour modifications among Senior Secondary School students in Lagos State. Journal of human kinetics and sports science, 2(1). 132-141en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7897
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of human kinetics and sports scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of human kinetics and sports science;Vol.2(1)
dc.subjectmotivationen_US
dc.subjectacademic achievementsen_US
dc.subjectincentivesen_US
dc.subjectrewarden_US
dc.subjectbehavioural modificationen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleMotivation as a predictor of academic achievement and behaviour modifications among Senior Secondary School students in Lagos Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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