Teaching Quality and its Relationship with Achievement Motivation of Tenth Grade Students in Kuwait State

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the level of teaching quality and the achievement motivation among tenth grade students in Kuwait and the relationship between them. The sample was formed of (956) students, containing (395) male students and (561) female students of the secondary school’ tenth grade in Kuwait. Their ages range from (15-16) years old. Two tools were used: the three-dimensional teaching quality scale (Classroom Management, Cognitive Activation, Support), and achievement motivation scale. The results indicated that both teaching quality and achievement motivation had high levels. The results also indicated that there was a statistically significant positive correlation at level of significance (0.05) between the total score of teaching quality and achievement motivation amounted to (0.444). Moreover, the results concluded that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) in the relationship between teaching quality and achievement motivation attributed to the variable of gender. Finally, this study recommended that further studies concerning teaching quality and achievement motivation should be conducted on various age groups.