RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE, ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR AND STUDENT MOTIVATION IN TEACHERS’ TRAINING INSTITUTE, MALAYSIA.

This study aims to determine whether there is a significant relationship between quality of life of academic conduct, determine whether there is a significant relationship between quality of life with motivation, determining whether a significant relationship between academic and behavioral student motivation. This study design in the form of quantitative correlation with student samples of students from Pre-Bachelor Program Teaching (PPISMP) Group K (Krejcie & Morgan, 1970) at the Institute of Teacher Education, Campus Ipoh. Quality of life instrument is the Quality of School Life by Malin & Linnakyla (2001). The instrument consists of six dimensions of satisfaction, student teacher relationship, the status of students in the class, identity formation, achievements and opportunities and negative effects. Academic behavior Instruments Iliina Motivation for Learning Instruments by Iliin (2000) is composed of three dimensions of intrinsic motivation, professional lecturer and self-discipline. Instruments of motivation from the motivated self-efficacy dimensions Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) by Pintrich et al. (1993) and goal orientation dimensions instruments of Instrument of Goal Inventory (Plants, 2000). The study showed that there was no significant relationship quality of life for students with academic behavior, there is no significant relationship with student motivation quality of life and there is no significant relationship between academic and motivational behavior.