Academic Achievement Motivation of College Students in Relation to their Metacognition

Abstract

This study investigated the academic achievement of college students in relation to their metacognition. Data was collected from a sample of 200 college students of rural and urban areas of Kapurthala district of Punjab state only. Achievement motivation scale by T.R. Sharma (1984) was used to explore the academic achievement motivation and metacognition inventory scale by Punita Govil (2003) was used to explore the metacognition of college student. Data was analysed by using t-test and Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation. The main findings of the study were as follows: the male college students differed significantly from female college students with respect to their academic achievement motivation. The female college students have better academic achievement motivation than male college students. The male college students differed significantly from female college students with respect to their metacognition. The female college students have better metacognition than male college students. The rural and urban college students do not differ significantly with respect to their academic achievement motivation. The rural college students do not differ significantly from urban college students with respect to their metacognition. There exists positive correlation between academic achievement motivation and metacognition of college students.