T h e a r t i c l e d e f i n e s t h e p s y c h o l o g i c a l c o n s t r u c t o f
achievement motivation and its influence on students’ level of
academic’s goals and school performance. Thereafter, the idea
of McClelland’s achievement motivation training, increasing the
level of achievement motivation, is presented. According to the
research presented in the article, the achievement motivation
can be treated as an important psychological predictor of
graduates’ future success or failure.