ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATION, INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT RESPONSIBILITY AND CHOICE BETWEEN DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE COURSES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Abstract

Summary. Enrolment in B.Ed. as opposed to certificate courses in a sample of 168 college of education students matched by sex, academic qualifications, and course requirements was found to be associated with high N Ach, high internalization of responsibility for success, and low internalization of responsibility for failure. Personal orientation towards achievement is suggested as a critical yet relatively unresearched variable in college course choice and selection.