ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AS PREDICTOR OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS SUBJECT: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE OF NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the achievement motivation of students and their performance in Mathematics subject. Three hundred and twenty-five (325) senior secondary two students in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria were used for the study. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were tested. The study used the adapted version of Mathematics Motivation Questionnaire (MMQ) by Liu and Lin (2010) to collect information from the students. The results show that academic motivation significantly predicts  students’ performance in Mathematics subject; and there is a significant difference in  relationship between academic motivation and academic performance by gender. The study recommends that Mathematics teachers should device modern methods of teaching to arouse students’ interest in learning Mathematics.