Abstract:Five techniques of assessing achievement motivation were compared using fifth grade children. The methods examined were the McClelland-Atkinson measure and its associated Resultant Achievement Motivation technique, the shorter forms of Veroff and Campbell and the self-report scale by Weiner, the Children's Achievement Scale. A high degree of similarity was found between measures obtained from the projective methods but the self-report scale appeared to be unrelated. It is suggested that the Veroff approach is … Show more
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