A Program Based on the Successful Intelligence Theory for Developing Motivation among Secondary Schoolers

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to develop the first year secondary schoolers’ motivation towards English. A motivation scale was developed and validated. The experimental intervention was a Successful Intelligence Theory based program. The participants of the current study were (62) female students who were purposefully chosen from El-Zohour secondary school in Ismailia. They were equally divided into two groups ( Control and Experimental). The motivation scale was pre administered to the two groups. The proposed program based on the Successful Intelligence Theory was taught. After the experiment the motivation scale was post administered to the two groups. The data were collected and statistically analyzed. The findings revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the control and experimental groups on the scale in favor of the experimental group students. Results also showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the pre and post administrations of the experimental group in their performances in the motivation scale in favor of the post administration. Accordingly, it was concluded that the Successful Intelligence Theory based program had a positive effect on improving and enhancing motivation among secondary schoolers.