Parent-Child And Teacher-Pupil Relationships As Predictors Of Academic Motivation And Achievement Among School Children

ABSTRACT

This study investigated Parent-Child and Teacher-Pupil relationship as predictors of

academic motivation and achievement among school children. Participants were 299 Primary

5 and 6 school pupils who were randomly selected from University of Nigeria, Nsukka

primary school and St Mary’s primary school Ibeagwa-Aka, Nsukka. Their ages ranged

between 7-12 years, with a mean age of 10.1. Cross sectional design was adopted. Three

instruments were used for data collection. Parent as a Social Context Questionnaire (Child

Report Version), Teacher as a Social Context Questionnaire (Child Report Version), and

Eyo’s (1986) Adaptation of Herman’s Questionnaire Measure of Need Achievement. Four

hypotheses were tested. Result of the regression analysis showed that parent-child

relationship was a positively significant predictor of academic achievement (β=.16, t=2048,

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APA

Ugochi, U (2021). Parent-Child And Teacher-Pupil Relationships As Predictors Of Academic Motivation And Achievement Among School Children. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/parent-child-and-teacher-pupil-relationships-as-predictors-of-academic-motivation-and-achievement-among-school-children

MLA 8th

Ugochi, Ukaegbu "Parent-Child And Teacher-Pupil Relationships As Predictors Of Academic Motivation And Achievement Among School Children" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/parent-child-and-teacher-pupil-relationships-as-predictors-of-academic-motivation-and-achievement-among-school-children. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

Ugochi, Ukaegbu . "Parent-Child And Teacher-Pupil Relationships As Predictors Of Academic Motivation And Achievement Among School Children". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/parent-child-and-teacher-pupil-relationships-as-predictors-of-academic-motivation-and-achievement-among-school-children >.

Chicago

Ugochi, Ukaegbu . "Parent-Child And Teacher-Pupil Relationships As Predictors Of Academic Motivation And Achievement Among School Children" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/parent-child-and-teacher-pupil-relationships-as-predictors-of-academic-motivation-and-achievement-among-school-children