CLASSROOM GOAL STRUCTURE, STUDENT MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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This study investigated Classroom goal structure, student motivation and academicachievement   among   secondary   school   students.   Two   hundred   and   ninety-eight(298) participants comprising 135 males and 163 females participated in the study.Participants were randomly selected from 3 secondary schools. Their ages rangedbetween   10   to   24   years   with   a   mean   age   of   15.52   years   (SD   =   2.26).   Twohypotheses were formulated for this study. Cross sectional design was adopted.Regression   result   indicated   that  Classroom   goal   structure   (β   =   .21,   p