The effect of motivation, family environment, and student characteristics on academic achievement.

From: Journal of Instructional Psychology | Date: June 1, 2006| Author: Halawah, Ibtesam | Copyright information

This paper is designed to study the effect of motivation, family environment, and student characteristics on academic achievement. The study was conducted on 388 high school students (193 males and 195 females) from Abu Dhabi District, United Arab Emirates (UAE). A Likert-type instrument that consisted of three parts (scales) was used to measure students' level of motivation, parental influences, and students' characteristics, while academic achievement was measured using student's...

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