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ABSTRACT: Since a considerable part of students’ lives are spent at school, a huge contribution is made by the schools
to education and training of the students. The study has sought to assess the effectiveness of Life Skills Training on
students’ Achievement Motivation and their Life Satisfaction. This experimental project has run pre and post-testing
on the Control Group. The sample consisted of 40 sophomore male students who studied in Ardabil high school
during the school year 2011-2012, who were selected in a random multi-stage fashion and split into two groups of
20; a Control Group (n=20) and an experimental group (n=20). A questionnaire on Achievement Motivation and a brief
multidimensional Life Satisfaction scale was used in order to collect data. The experimental group were given 8
sessions of Life Skills Training during a month. The data was analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance
(MANOVA). As Multivariate Analysis of Variance indicated, Life Skills Training motivated the students towards
achievement and progress and increased their Life Satisfaction (P<0.001). The outcome and conclusion of the
research has important implications for students regarding education and counseling services.