THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUPILS MOTIVATION AND THEIR SCHOOL RESULTS FROM PERSPECTIVE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL MANAGERS IN JORDAN
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the relationship of academic achievement of students at the primary stage in Jordan from the viewpoint of school managers, in addition of recognizing the relationship between motivation and academic accomplishment of students at the primary stage in Jordan. For realizing that, the researcher applied a questionnaire on a study sample which consisting of 60 managers where 30 director and 30 headmistress distributed according to the gender. The results of study indicated that there are significant differences at α = 0.05 between mathematical mean of the sample and hypothesis average. The results showed that high correlation between motivation and achievement that affected significantly on academic achievement from the perspective of the research sample.The study recommends to make available an learning programs which raise the motivation between students, through the preparation of school tests, which match the student’s needs and do more investigation in this field.
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