Academic Achievement Motivation Among Tribal Children With Special Reference To Kerala

Tribal people are the most unprivileged and marginalized group of people living in the hilly forest areas of the country. Their socio-economic and educational status is found very low and they are in very trouble to cope up with the current needs and challenges of the society. In this article the researcher intended to conduct a study on the academic achievement motivation of tribal children Kerala with respect to their socio-demography and academic performance. The data was collected by using Academic Achievement Motivation Test scale developed by Dr. T.R Sharma. The result was found that majority of the tribal children possess low academic achievement motivation and it is influenced by the gender, parents education, community etc.