Achievement Motivation Scale Test

Understand your drive to achieve results and reach goals in about 4 minutes. Use the insights to guide coaching, team roles, and development with just 20 items.

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October 2, 2025

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58/100

Achievement Motivation (AM)

Measures a person’s drive to achieve success, overcome challenges, and persist toward goals.

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20 – 35: Low | 36 – 66: Average | 67 – 100: High

A score of 58 falls in the Average range, suggesting a balanced, steady orientation toward goals with realistic ambition and resilience to setbacks.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Job candidates and applicants

41%OF USERS

People applying for roles take it to show how driven they are to meet goals, handle challenges, and deliver results.

Managers and team leads

34%OF USERS

Leaders use it to quickly gauge team members’ win orientation and tailor coaching, feedback, and development plans.

Students and young professionals

25%OF USERS

Early-career people take it to understand their ambition level and identify what helps or blocks their progress toward goals.

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Achievement Motivation (AM)

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Normal range

32.9 — 53.1

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100

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures achievement-related motivation, including drive for results, goal focus, and persistence in challenging tasks.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Estimated completion time is about 4 minutes. The questionnaire includes 20 items.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best reflects typical behavior and attitudes. Answer all items and avoid spending too long on any single item.

What does the score mean?

Higher scores generally indicate stronger orientation toward success and goal attainment. Lower scores generally indicate less emphasis on achievement outcomes or lower persistence under difficulty.

How can the results be used?

Results can support screening, counseling, coaching, and research by clarifying motivational strengths and development targets. Interpretation should consider context and other assessment information.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Achievement Motivation Scale Test

achieving success motivation

A brief self-report measure, the Achievement Motivation Scale is used to assess an individual’s achievement-oriented motivational tendencies, including typical goal focus and persistence when pursuing results. It is commonly used in research and applied settings to support a snapshot understanding of achievement-related motivation.

The instrument comprises 20 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Atkinson and McClelland are cited as authors.

Results from the Achievement Motivation Scale are generally interpreted as indicators of relative strength of achievement motivation and may be used to inform clinical formulation, performance-related consultation, or program planning when considered alongside other assessment data and relevant contextual factors.

Author: David C. McClelland, John W. Atkinson

Literature: Elliot, A. J., & Dweck, C. S. (Eds.). Handbook of competence and motivation. Guilford Press. 2005.

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