Competitive environment

Abstract

he academic competition for a good grade which only limited number of students could get became a part and a parcel of modern curriculum. Since competitive environment may have a number of different effects on students, the problem of learning in competition in all its aspects is a focus of this research, which sets the purpose to look at the experience of learning in competition on the basis of philosophy course case. The methods used for this aim is qualitative case study. All the data collected from five interviews of KAZGUU students who enrolled in English-based philosophy course in 2022 spring semester and faced competition for an A-mark were analyzed with the help of singling out axial and thematic codes. Consequently, five themes characterizing the experience of learning in competition were identified: (a) motivation to study, (b) primary instincts, (c) stress, (d) mediating role of tutor, (e) acquiring qualities and skills