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ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION By Thomas G. Zenzen A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree Industrial / Technology Education Approved: 2 Semester Credits _______________________ Investigation Advisor The Graduate College University of Wisconsin-Stout August 2002 Graduate School University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 ABSTRACT Zenzen Thomas G (Last) (First) (Initial) Achievement Motivation . (Title) Industrial/Technology Education Dr. Karen Zimmerman August 2002 40 (Graduate Major) (Research Advisor) (Month/Year) (Pages) American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (Name of Style Manual Used in this Study) The purpose of this study was to determine the level of correlation between Achievement Motivation, as measured by Atkinson’s Risk Taking Model of Achievement, and student performance as measured by project completion for th 7 grade Industrial Technology students at Kellogg Middle School, Rochester, Minnesota. The subjects of this research were the 99 students in the Industrial Technology course at Kellogg Middle School, Rochester, Minnesota, during the period of August 1999 through January 2000. The instrument used was based on Atkinson and Feather’s (1966) study in which they used a ring toss to estimate achievement mot