Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Broussard, Sheri Coates
URN	etd-1107102-185505
Title	The Relationship between Classroom Motivation and Academic Achievement in First and Third Graders
Degree	Master of Science (M.S.)
Department	Human Ecology
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Betsy Garrison Committee Chair Bonnie Belleau Committee Co-Chair Diane C. Burts Committee Co-Chair
Keywords	young children motivation achievement
Date of Defense	2002-10-30
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between classroom motivation and academic achievement in first and third graders. The subjects included 122 first grade children and 129 third grade children from a mid-sized, southern city. The total sample was comprised of 251 children, 59% non-white and 57% female. The findings from the current study were consistent with the literature reviewed in that higher levels of mastery motivation and judgment motivation were found to be related to higher grades in third graders. It is important to note, however, that only higher levels of mastery motivation, not judgment motivation, were found to be related to higher grades in first graders.
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