Relationship Between Intrinsic Motivation and Goal Orientation among College Students In Pakistani Context

Abstract

Research in motivation has recognized a lot of motivational factors together with intrinsic motivation and  goal orientation that have impact on students learning .Intrinsic motivation is a kind of motivation that approach from individual factors within a person rather than merely from some outside motives. Intrinsic motivation shows learners commitment in learning for its personal interest. The goal orientation theory emphasizes the reasons learners perceive for and pursue their achievement. Conclusions of the research studies support that intrinsic motivation and learning goals are influential facilitators for learning and academic success. Conversely, Performance goal is demonstrated by contrasting with others, anxious with others insight, a wish for community acknowledgment for learner and a requirement to seem capable. Learning goal orientation represents a stress on sympathetic, mastery, solution of problems and increasing new abilities. The study was therefore; designed as relationship between intrinsic motivation and learning goal orientation of students belonging to province Punjab, Pakistan. The main objectives of the study were, to find out differences in intrinsic motivation and goal orientation, to find out the relationship among intrinsic motivation and goal orientation. The population of the study comprised of 600 male and female students studying in govt. degree colleges of Punjab, Pakistan. The sample consisted of 300 male and 300 female students selected through multistage sampling procedure. In order to measure intrinsic motivation of students, an adapted version of Harter's (1981) intrinsic motivation scale was used. The scale to be used to measure goal orientation was adapted from the achievement goal questionnaire (AGQ) developed by Elliot and Church (1997. The scores on each variable were calculated and summarized through mean and standard deviation scores. The population parameters were inferred from sample statistics by determining standard error of mean. The significance of difference between mean scores of male and female and BA and B.Sc students on the study variables were calculated by t-test (two-tailed). The relationship between variables and academic achievement was computed. The results of the study revealed no gender difference in all the aspects of motivation. Both male and female were found to be equal in intrinsic motivation, goal orientation. The results of the study supported the literature that significant correlation exists between intrinsic motivation and goal orientation.

Keywords: intrinsic Motivation, extrinsic motivation, goal orientation, learning goal, performance Goal