Author/Authors :
Ahmad, Summiya University of Peshawar, N.W.F.P - Department of Psychology, Pakistan , Bangash, Hayat University of Peshawar, N.W.F.P - Department of Psychology, Pakistan , Bano, Maher University of Peshawar, N.W.F.P - Department of Psychology, Pakistan , Khan, Ijaz Ahmad NWFP Agricultural University - Department of Weed Science, Pakistan
Abstract :
The present study was designed to explore the performance of children in competitive and cooperative condition. The sample was randomly selected from different schools of Peshawar city. They were 80 children who were selected randomly with an age range of 8-10 years. The duration of the experimental work was two months i.e. January 1st to March 1st 2007. The task of 650 arithmetic problems was assigned to the subjects to be solved. Results indicate that children performed better in Competitive condition when compared with Unmotivated (Control) condition (t= 19.515, P** .01). The scores of children are high in Cooperative condition than Unmotivated (control) condition (t= 12.457, P** .01). There is significant difference in the performance of children in Cooperative condition when compared with Competitive Condition (t=6.596, P** .05)
Keywords :
Cooperation , Competition , School Children , Motivated
