Page No 374-384
Irsa Fatima, Saba Ghayas, and Adnan Adil
University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
The present study was aimed at investigating the achievement goals and
sociability as predictors of academic achievement. Gender differences in
academic achievement, achievement goals, and sociability were also explored
in the study. The sample drawn through stratified random sampling consisted of
300 undergraduates from different departments of University of Sargodha including
boys (152) and girls (148). Achievement Goals Questionnaire and Sociability
Subscale of California Psychological Inventory were used to measure
achievement goals and sociability level respectively. Regression analysis showed
that only performance-approach goals significantly predicted academic
achievement. Independent sample t-test demonstrated that girls are significantly
high on academic achievement and performance-approach goals whereas boys
were significantly more sociable
.