Achievement Motivation In Hispanic University Students: Associations With Reasons For Attending College
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Simona Gizdarska (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Lindsay Masland
Abstract: Despite the trend of increasing diversity in the United States population, a concomitant increase in research on ethnic differences in achievement motivation has not been observed. As the attainment of an undergraduate degree becomes a necessity for positive life outcomes, further research is needed to assess ethnic minority students’ motivations for pursuing a higher education and how they relate to their levels of achievement motivation in the college classroom. A sample of ethnically diverse undergraduate students (n = 180) completed surveys targeting their achievement motivation (achievement goals and extrinsic/intrinsic motivation), motivations for attending college, and academic performance. Results revealed no ethnic differences in students’ achievement motivation and reasons for attending college, with one exception - Hispanic students were more likely to attend college because of encouragement than were Non-Hispanic White students. Neither achievement motivation nor ethnicity was able to predict students’ academic performance. Students’ achievement motivation orientation better explained reasons for attending college than ethnicity.
Achievement Motivation In Hispanic University Students: Associations With Reasons For Attending College
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Gizdarska, S. (2017). "Achievement Motivation In Hispanic University Students: Associations With Reasons For Attending College." Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2017
- Keywords
- achievement motivation, achievement goals,
instinct/extrinsic motivation,
motivations for attending college, ethnic differences