Impact of achievement motivation on academic achievement among midwifery students


Abstract: Motivation is an important factor in determining academic achievement and the quality of graduate students. Based on data from the Education For All Global Monitoring Reportissued by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO (2012),Indonesia's education is ranked 64th out of 120 countries. This study aims to determine the relationship between achievement motivation and academic achievement among students in Akbid Bina Husada Tangerang.
Methods: This study design was cross-sectional design. The population is all students in Akbid Bina Husada Tangerang. The samples size were 113 students of the first semester of grade Iobtained by simple random technique. Data were analyzed using chi square test.
Results: The result is that the percentage of academic performance index with honour: 41.6%, avery satisfactory:58.4%. Strong motivation percentage of 99.1% and weak motivation of only 9%. The proportion of academic performance index with honour on the group of students with a strong motivation were high than weak motivation (57.5%: 0.9%), academic performance index with verysatisfactory with a strong motivation: 41.6%, otherwise there is no academic performance index with honors on a group of students with weak motivation. Statistical test results did not prove there is a relationship between achievement motivation and student achievement (p = 0.397).
Conclusions: Although it is not shown to be associated statistically, but the tendency of students with a strong motivation to have a good academic record higher. Therefore, students' motivation needs to be maintained and improved both internally and externally in order to obtain academic achievement as expected.
Keywords: academic achievemen, learning outcome, motivation
Penulis: Akhmad Muhsin
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd160264

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