Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess the contribution of achievement motivation, peer
support, parental variables, and test anxiety to students’ academic achievement in secondary
schools of ameya woreda southwest shoa zone. The study employed a correlational design to
assess the association between the characteristics of the variables which contribute to students’
academic achievement in the study. The population of this study was 3756 students (male =
2308, and female=) 1448 respondent students (male =222 and female =140 were selected by
stratified sampling technique. ‘The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
regression analysis. The result revealed that achievement motivation contribution for students’
academic achievement is 34.3% (R2 =343, F=, 176.472 p<0.05). And the contribution of peer
support to the academic achievement of secondary school students is 11.3 % (R2 =.113,
F=43.226, P<0.05). Moreover, parental variables contribute 58.7% to students’ academic
achievement R2 = 587, F=, 119.214, p<0.05). Finally, as the result indicated test anxiety
contributes 33.5% to students’ academic achievement in achievement. Therefore, it can be
concluded that Achievement motivation, peer support, parental variables, and test anxiety
significantly predicted students’ academic achievement. It is recommended that Government,
parents, school administration other stockholders should reconsider giving reasonable meaning
to students’ academic achievement to increase achievement motivation, peer support, parental
variables, and decrease test anxiety
