Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2019)

Author(s):
Alam Prashanthi, SL Kameswari and Dr. R Neela Ran

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the student’s age and interest on Academic Goal Orientation of the undergraduate students of College of Home Science. The purposive sampling method was used for selection of the sample. Data was collected through ‘5 point rated Academic Goal Orientation scale’ developed by (Was, C. 2006) to measure four types of Academic Goal Orientations i.e., (mastery, performance approach, performance avoidant, and work avoidant) of the students. The statistical method used in the study was Pearson’s r correlation. The SPSS analysis package was used for data analysis. Results indicated that significant relationship was found between student’s age (p<0.01) and interest (p<0.05) on Academic Goal Orientation of the students. These findings suggested that students should be oriented towards mastery orientation which helps the quality of learning and also enhance the student performance.