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The Relationship between Self-Concept, Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Determination and Academic Achievement among Chinese Primary School Students

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  • Nooraini Othman
  • Kong Bee Leng

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The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-concept, intrinsic motivation andself-determination with academic achievement among the respondents. The sample of the study was 200 studentsin standard 5 and standard 6 from a Chinese primary school in Johor, Malaysia. Data was collected using aself-developed set of questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was tested using Cronbach’s Alpha and theresult was 0.941. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 17.0.Pearson correlation at the significant level of 0.05 was used in order to determine the relationships among themeasured variables. Research finding shows that correlations between independent variables (self-concept,intrinsic motivation and self-determination of the respondents) and dependent variable (academic achievement)were all significantly low. Analysis of previous research discovers several salient factors in relation to the currentresearch findings.

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  • Nooraini Othman & Kong Bee Leng, 2011. "The Relationship between Self-Concept, Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Determination and Academic Achievement among Chinese Primary School Students," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 3(1), pages 1-90, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijpsjl:v:3:y:2011:i:1:p:90
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