The Motivation for Learning and its Relationship to Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Al-Bayda City

Abstract

The aim of this research was to identify the relationship between learning motivation and academic achievement among secondary school students in the city of Al-Bayda for the academic year 2024–2025. The Learning Motivation Scale used in Al-Dulaimi’s (2018) study was adopted.To achieve the objectives of the research, the descriptive–analytical correlational method was applied. The scale was administered to a sample of 150 male and female students, who were selected through simple random sampling. The psychometric properties of the scale were extracted to ensure its validity for use in the current research. The results revealed a positive statistically significant correlation between learning motivation and academic achievement among secondary school students. Furthermore, the findings indicated a statistically significant correlation between the domains of interest in school activities and participation with others. The study also found statistically significant differences between the mean scores of male and female students in learning motivation, in favor of female students. According of these findings, several recommendations were proposed, the most important of which are: Teachers should familiarize themselves with methods of stimulating students’ learning motivation in order to effectively employ them in the teaching process. Students should be provided with techniques that help enhance their own learning motivation.