DO PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' LEVELS OF ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION INFLUENCE THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GOAL ORIENTATION?

This study aims to examine the influence of pre-service teachers' levels of academic procrastination on their academic achievement goal orientation. Survey data were collected from 245 pre-service teachers studying in different B.Ed colleges of Sambalpur University of Odisha. Academic Achievement Goal Orientation Scale designed and standardized by Christopher Was (2006) and adapted version of Tuckman Procrastination Scale (2003) were used for the collection of data. Findings indicated a significant correlation between academic procrastination and academic achievement goal orientation of pre-service teachers. Implications of academic procrastination on academic achievement goal orientation of pre-service teachers were suggested.