Abstract
Trainee teacher’s locus of control is an essential characteristic which could be defined as the individual differences variables; however, it has not been much emphasized especially in the local context. Locus of control describes ones’ perceptions of how much they can control the circumstances of life, specifically their learning behavior and achievement. Studies showed that effective teacher as a person who has internal locus of control, play important roles in social activities, respectable and have sense of responsibilities. Nevertheless, the challenges of the trainee teachers nowadays are much more intense than decades ago. Besides, in order to be highly marketable in the career domains, trainee teachers need to possess excellent academic performance as well as strong and formidable soft skills. Therefore, this study was intended to investigate the nature of locus of control among the trainee teachers of UiTM, Shah Alam. This study also was intended to examine the differences between locus of control of the trainee teachers according to gender, programs and academic achievement. About 191 respondents participated in this study. A survey method was utilized and it is descriptive in nature. The finding revealed that the trainee teachers were inclined to internality locus of control. There were no significant difference between locus of control according to gender and programs. The practical implications of these findings were discussed in this paper.
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Nordin, N., Yusof, M., Zakaria, A., Dalim, S.F. (2016). A Study on Trainee Teachers’ Locus of Control: A Case of Universiti Teknologi Mara. In: Fook, C., Sidhu, G., Narasuman, S., Fong, L., Abdul Rahman, S. (eds) 7th International Conference on University Learning and Teaching (InCULT 2014) Proceedings. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-664-5_45
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