Author Question: Suppose that you are teaching high school, and your students were tested with a task that required ... (Read 39 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Suppose that you are teaching high school, and your students were tested with a task that required them to create a story based on a drawing. What would you expect about the achievement motivation of the students in your class?

a. The males would have higher achievement motivation than the females.
b. The females would appear to have higher achievement motivation, but it could be traced to their interest in pleasing other people.
c. There would be no substantial gender differences.
d. The females would show much greater variability in achievement motivation than the males, but the averages would be similar.

Question 2

What can we conclude about gender differences in achievement motivation?

a. Men are somewhat higher in achievement motivation, across a variety of conditions.
b. There are no substantial gender differences.
c. Men are higher in achievement motivation on practical tasks, whereas women are higher on academic tasks.
d. Girls are higher than boys in achievement motivation, but men are higher than women in this area.