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Elizabeth McGee
James Madison University
Subject Listing - Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn
Friday, Poster Session 4, Presentation Kiosk 3 C, Health & Fitness Center
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION WITH INTERTEACHING: DO LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND GENDER PLAY A ROLE?
Individuals differ greatly in the degree to which they strive for success. For example, one person may like challenges and competition whereas another person avoids difficult tasks. The achievement motive, which describes an individual's drive to succeed, helps to explain these differences in individual preference (Atkinson & Feather, 1966). We can apply this motive to all areas of life, including academic performance. The purpose of the present research was to examine the relationships between students' level of achievement motivation, gender, and academic performance. Specifically, the study investigated gender differences in levels of achievement motivation from students in several psychology courses at James Madison University. Furthermore, this study evaluated levels of achievement motivation and students' success in and satisfaction with interteaching, a behavioral teaching method that requires cooperation. We hypothesize that women will enjoy the cooperative teaching method more than men and that, although those with high achievement motivation will perform well with the interteaching method, they will enjoy it less than those with low achievement motivation.
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA