Achievement values and scientific productivity

Abstract

50 COLLEGE SCIENCE TEACHERS WERE TESTED ON MUKHERJEE'S SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST (SCT), A FORCED CHOICE SCALE FOR MEASURING ACHIEVEMENT VALUES (V ACH). THE HYPOTHESIS OF A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN V ACH AND SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY WAS TESTED. RESULTS INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CORRELATION. MOST TEACHERS WERE ADVANCED RESEARCH DEGREES WERE FOUND TO HAVE HIGH V ACH SCORES. THE STUDY PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF THE CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF THE SCT AS A MEASURE OF V ACH AND DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF V ACH IN PREDICTING SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)