Paper Title: Achievement Motivation Among Tribal and Non-Tribal Students in Relation to Their Academic Achievement in West Singbhum District, Jharkhand

Author:

Maya Hansda¹ & Dr. Puskar Bala²
¹Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Sona Devi University, Ghatsila, Jharkhand, India            
²Research Supervisor, Department of Psychology, Sona Devi University, Ghatsila, Jharkhand, India            
AIJITR, Volume 2, Issue –II, March-April, 2025, PP.136-142.
Received and Accepted on 28th March, 2025.
Published: 30th April, 2025.

Abstract:

Education is a whole person development designed to inculcate knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to empower individuals to cope efficiently with their environment. However, in a highly competitive world the quality of performance has become the basic factor for personal and social progress and it is generally measured by achievement. The current study was carried out among tribal and non-tribal students of West Singbhum district of Jharkhand to find out the relationship between Achievement Motivation (AM) and Academic Achievement (AA). The results indicated that there was a significant relationship exists between Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement. It was further noticed that tribal students are poorer in their Academic Achievement when compared with non-tribal students.

Keywords:Achievement motivation, Academic achievement, tribal and Non- tribal, Gender.

Doi Link – https://doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/2.II.2025.136-142

Review By – Dr. Parimal Sarkar and Mr Amit Adhikari