FINAL THESIS REPORT 2016 MOTIVATION SELF PERCEPTION ACADEMIC (original) (raw)

The study investigated the relationship between motivation, self-perception and academic achievement of secondary school students. In addition, the study found out the students profile to ascertain the levels of extrinsic or intrinsic motivation, self-perception and their academic achievement. A total of 65 students chosen from one of the selected secondary government schools in Brunei Muara District participated in the study. The Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents and A Scale of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Orientation in the Classroom developed by Harter (1988; were administered on the sample to assess their motivation and self-perception respectively. Frequencies, percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient were used to analyse data. The results showed that majority of the students were extrinsically motivated, perceived themselves highly and were mostly average achievers overall. The study also found out that there is no significant relationship between motivation and self-perception. Again, there was a negative relationship between motivation and academic achievement but the correlation was significant. The study confirms the importance of motivation and self-perception to academic motivation and concluded by making recommendations to stakeholders in education in helping students to enhance their motivation and self-perception to improve on their academic performance.

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