Locus of Control and Academic Motivation among Students Pursuing Conventional Courses and Professional Courses: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The present study examined the significance of locus control on academic motivation among students pursuing conventional courses and professional courses. The study further aimed to explore the association between academic motivation and locus of control and the gender difference in the two variables. The tools used were Academic motivation scale AMS-C28 (1992) and Levenson’s scale for locus of control scale (1973). The samples were randomly selected and collected through Google form, it constituted 152 students, among which 79 were male and 73 were female. The collected data was examined using correlation and t test technique. According to the study’s findings, there was no gender difference in academic motivation and locus of control, nor did they significantly correlate with one another.