This study investigated the effectiveness of an achievement motivation training in increasing the level of achievement
motivation of university students. An achievement motivation training was designed to include the teaching
of achievement motivation, self-study, planning and goal-setting and motivational garnes. The subjects were
188 second and third year Arts students from a local university selected on their achievement motivation scores
measured by the Thematic Apperception Test. The subjects (N=188) were randomly assigned to one of three
groups. The achievement motivation group was given the achievement motivation training, the discussion group
was given an alternative treatment and the control group was not given any treatment.The results indicated that
the group which received the achievement motivation training demonstrated a significant increase in the affective
aspect of achievement motivation (p <.05) compared to the discussion group and the control group. The
achievement motivation group also showed a significant increase in the cognitive aspect of achievement motivation
(p <.05) compared to the discussion group and the control group
