Adversity quotient and teaching internship achievement of pre-service teachers: A cross-sectional study
Keywords:
adversity quotient, pre-service teacher, reflective practice, teacher education, teaching internship achievementAbstract
The adversity quotient is a measure of a person's ability to overcome challenges and setbacks. It is one of the many important factors that contribute to the students’ success in their academic pursuits. This study investigated how pre-service teachers’ ability to navigate and thrive in challenging situations, as measured by the adversity quotient, influenced their success and performance during their internship experience. In this quantitative study, a cross-sectional research design was used to examine the relationship between adversity quotient and teaching internship achievement and to investigate whether the pre-service teachers vary in their levels of adversity quotient when they are grouped according to age, sex, and academic program. This study involved 100 pre-service teachers from the College of Teacher Education in a state college in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. Participants were selected using stratified proportional random sampling. The results of the study showed that the majority of participants in this study are females aged 21 to 23 years old and were enrolled in the Bachelor in Elementary Education program. It was found out that the AQ level of the pre-service teachers is high, and they exhibited an outstanding level of teaching internship achievement. Results also showed that pre-service teachers’ level of adversity quotient is positively and significantly correlated with their teaching internship achievement. It was also revealed in this study that the adversity quotient of pre-service teachers does not appear to be significantly influenced by their age, sex, or academic program. With these findings, an intervention program for the AQ enhancement of pre-service teachers was proposed.
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