• Debasis Bhattacharyya
• Dr. Vandana Bhatnagar

The greatest challenge of this century is to motivate students so that they can achieve success in school. Making students to learn and sustaining their interest in what they are learning is one of the major objectives of teacher education programs formulated by NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education). Motivation is a strong force in achievement. Motivations are of two major types, intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is based on the internal factors such as self-determination, effort, challenge and curiosity while extrinsic motivation incorporates external factors such as rewards and punishment. Achievement Motivation has been defined as the extent to which individuals differ in their need to strive to attain rewards, such as physical satisfaction, praise from others and feelings of personal mastery (Mc Clelland, 1985). Individuals with high achievement motives usually act in ways that will enable them to outperform others, meeting or surpassing some standards of excellence or do something unusual. This study also attempts to determine the impact of achievement motivation on students’ academic engagement. Total 1003 students of class –VIII were taken as the sample representative of the population from 5 districts out of 23 districts of West Bengal .The sample was treated with the tool to boost up their achievement motivation and by administration of Rao achievement motivation test (developed by Dr.D.Gopal Rao of NCERT) two groups are formed viz. Higher achievement related (HAR2) and General achievement related (GAR).These two groups are subjected to same learning environment and their achievement test scores are recorded. . To study the correlation between achievement test scores and corresponding scores of achievement motivation (AM); Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation was computed taking into consideration of scores of both the categories viz., HAR2 and GAR..

Motivation, Achievement, Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Curiosity, Administration, Learning environment.

"Analysis of Achievement Motivation of Elementary Level Students Between The Age Group 6 and 14+With Special Reference To Students of Class-VIII In West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.510-515, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906S15.pdf

"Analysis of Achievement Motivation of Elementary Level Students Between The Age Group 6 and 14+With Special Reference To Students of Class-VIII In West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp510-515, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906S15.pdf