GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to access motivational variables as catalysts for academic performance of Clothing and Textiles students in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State. The study was guided by two specific objectives and two null hypotheses. A survey design was adopted for the study. Total number of 162 students in State Secondary Education Board were purposely used from all the 8 public Secondary Schools in State Secondary Education Board. The instrument used for collecting data was Motivational variables: Catalysts for Students’ Academic Performance in Clothing and Textiles Questionnaire. (MVCSAPCTQ). A reliability coefficient of 0.82 w as obtained. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) The result showed that there exists a significant relationship between motivational variables and academic performance of Clothing and Textiles students. Based on the findings it was recommended among others, that parents and teachers should reinforce the right behavior they want their children/students to portray. Parents should provide all the necessary educational needs for their children in order to motivate them in school. KEYWORDS: Parental variables, teachers’ variables, motivation, academic performance, clothing and textile students