title: Social motivation in Qatari schools and their relation to school achievement.
abstract: This study assessed the relation between school-social motivation and student academic achievement. A factor analysis was performed on a set of school-social items selected a priori from three measures of school motivation: the Inventory of School Motivation, the General Achievement Goals Orientation Scale, and the Facilitating Conditions Scale. Three factors with fewer items represented Global Motivation, Peer Help, and Social Power. Hierarchical regression analysis showed social motivation measures were weak predictors of achievement scores in the various content areas. Findings are discussed in the context of Qatari education and culture.
authors.affiliation: 1 Supreme Education Council, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ramzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasser
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011780:Qatar; D012574:Schools; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*