Effectiveness‐Motivation in Pre‐School Children

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The theoretical issue was whether a general motivation towards effectiveness or competence could be observed in the free activity of pre‐school children. The instrument used was the Stott‐Sharp Effectiveness‐Motivation Scale, by which teachers chose descriptions of behaviour in 11 areas of activity which did not primarily gratify an organic or social need. The subjects were 126 four‐year‐old children attending a pre‐school. Scores in all the 11 areas correlated positively with the scores for the remaining 10 areas, giving mean correlations of 61 for males, .67 for females and .64 for both sexes together. These results were held to confirm the existence of a general factor of effectiveness‐motivation in the free activity of children of this age.

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