Influence of Socio Economic Status on Achievement Motivation among Science Students of Private Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State

The study involved science students of private senior secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. Six private secondary were randomly selected. A purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting 309 students. Achievement Motivation (AMS) and Socio Economic Status Scale (SESS) were administered to the students. Two research hypotheses were raised and tested. Pearson r and t-test tools were used for the statistical analysis. The result shows that there is there is significant positive correlation between socio-economic status and achievement motivation. And there is no significant gender difference among students on achievement motivation. Recommendations were that: achievement motivation is the most essential factor which helps in increasing achievement, among students, thus proper efforts must be undertaken to increase the level of achievement motivation of students. Appropriate incentives need to be provided to other students by the government to enhance their achievement motivation