A Study On Academic Motivation Among High School Students In Tiruvannamalai District

Abstract

Academic motivation is the aspiration, sweat and perseverance associated with achievement in academics of students. Academic motivation is improving success of students in their academic activities and to mitigate failures in their academics and it is significantly affecting performance of students in the class rooms. The results elucidate that significant difference exists amid academic motivation of high school students and their profile excluding medium of instruction. Academic motivation of high school students is significantly and positively related with their academic achievement. Therefore, school teaches should motivate their highs school students during the class room teaching and instructions. The Ministry of School Education must conduct motivational programmes especially for high school students. Besides, parents should involve and motivate their high school students regularly and consistently. Headmasters of high schools must adopt adequate and efficient strategies in order to motivate their high school students in both curricular, co-curricular activities to improve their academic achievement.