A STUDY OF STUDENT TEACHERS' APPROACHES TO LEARNING

Student approaches to learning is a primary factor that determines students’ engagement and motivation in learning which in turn determines their academic success. The desirable approach to learning fosters self-directedness in learning thereby nurturing love for life long learning. This study was conducted with the aim to study the student teachers’ approaches to learning based on their faculty of graduation and college types. It adopted the descriptive method of research. The findings of the study reveal that the student- teachers preferred deep approach as compared to surface approach to learning.