Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): KANO JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (KaJEP)
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Achievement Motivation as Correlates of Academic Achievement Among Early Childhood Education Student-Teachers of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Zaria Road Kano State

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  • Bashir Sani,
  • Saminu Alhaji Inuwa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59479/jiaheri.v5i1.114
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Published 11/05/2025

Keywords

  • achievement motivation,
  • Academic Achievement,
  • Early Childhood Education.

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Sani, B. ., & Alhaji Inuwa, S. (2025). Achievement Motivation as Correlates of Academic Achievement Among Early Childhood Education Student-Teachers of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Zaria Road Kano State. Journal of Institute of Africa Higher Education Research and Innovation (IAHERI), 5(1), 146–155. https://doi.org/10.59479/jiaheri.v5i1.114

Abstract

This paper investigated the correlation between achievement motivation and Academic Achievement among Early Childhood Education Student-Teachers of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Kano State. The objective was to establish the achievement motivation as correlates of academic achievement among early childhood education student-teachers of Sa’adatu Rimi College of education Kano. Correlational design was adopted and the study that has a population of 61Early Childhood Education Student-Teacher. Achievement motivation scale (AMS) with validity coefficient of 0.79 obtained from three expert results and a reliability coefficient of 0.76 obtained using test re-test method. N.C.E II Cumulative Grade Point Average (C.G.P.A.) of the subjects was considered as their academic achievement. The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution count and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The findings of the study reveals a higher level of achievement motivation with a score of 3.84 (Mean x ̅ = 2.8138 SD = .33632); Also, significant correlation has been found between achievement motivation and students’ academic achievement of Early childhood education Department in Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Kano (P= 0.000);There is also positive significant interactive influence of achievement motivation on students’ academic achievement, which is high significant for higher achievement in Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education. The study concludes that achievement motivation is one the most appropriate strategies and techniques to be used in enhancing the Academic Achievement of the student-teachers in their early childhood education courses in Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kano. It was recommended that methodology for teaching ECE students should inculcate achievement motivation.
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