ACADEMIC VOLITION AMONG STUDENT TEACHERS AT GRADUATE LEVEL

  • Unique Paper ID: 182027
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 10
  • PageNo: 7407-7410
  • Abstract:
  • Willpower is the most powerful instrument to evaluate a human behaviour and also relevant term in an educational setting. But the process of will power is not an easy way of thinking. The term volition and willpower are scientific terms. Thus, volition is a process of cognition and it is simply means that our willpower. In educational settings, students need volition to the achievement of their learning outcomes and also different state of consciousness. There are certain factors depend on to develop volitional power such as positive work habits, motivation, determination of goals, decision making or choice, responsibility etc. The presents study is an attempt to examine the academic volition among student teachers at graduate level. The sample of the survey includes 133 B.Ed. student teachers from five teacher education institutions of Kottayam and Ernakulum district of Kerala using convenient sampling method. The academic volition of the student teachers is measured by collecting data using Academic Volition Strategy Inventory (AVSI) developed by Maccan & Turner (2004). It consist 20 items based on three components (1) self-efficacy enhancement, (2) Negative based incentives (3) Stress reducing actions. The study result reveals that academic volition s needed for mastery experience and it leads successful outcome of targeted goal of teaching and learning process.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 10
  • PageNo: 7407-7410

ACADEMIC VOLITION AMONG STUDENT TEACHERS AT GRADUATE LEVEL

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