A STUDY OF ACADEMIC EMOTIONS IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF B.Ed STUDENTS

This study investigated the relationship between academic emotions academic achievement of
B.Ed students, and also with certain demographic variables. Education has to prepare students to face
the unknown, unpredictable and uncertain tomorrow. The main aim of education is to modify the
behavior and emotions of students community according to their needs and expectations of the parents,
industries and society. Student’s performance is influenced by many psychological, social and cultural
factors. Students are educated with one main objective in mind their success. Emotions are accepted
as a critical importance for both students and teachers in their various aspects of educational
development, such emotions which are related to academics, considered by the investigator for the
detailed study. Academic emotions are defined as experience of the students in academic setting.
Higher achievement in education of students facilities better adjustment and emotions. Hence the
investigator highly interested to analyse the academic emotions and academic achievement of B.Ed
students. Descriptive survey method was taken to assess the academic emotions and academic
achievement of B.Ed students. 155 B.Ed students were selected from Kanchipuram District through
stratified random sampling technique. Academic Emotions scale was constructed by investigator with
scientific validation. For academic achievement score the investigator collected the undergraduate
percentage of B.Ed students. Gender, age and area of specialisation are not influence the academic
emotions and academic achievement of B.Ed students. Academic emotions and Academic
achievement of B.Ed students are highly positive and significantly correlated.