PERCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY’S EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT BY STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT MANIFESTATION DEGREES OF IMPLICIT INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY THEORIES

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to discover the correlation between students‘ subjective evaluation of the feasibility of the basic values in the university educational environment and the degree of manifestation of their implicit theories of intelligence and personality. In order to study implicit theories we used the questionnaire by K. Dweck modified by T. V. Kornilova and S. D. Smirnov, as well as a method of subjective evaluation of feasibility of basic values (SEFBV) developed by S. A. Bogomaz. For the studied students‘ group we calculated the profile of basic values and the profile of these values feasibility in the university environment. The profiles analysis shows that the university environment contributes to the implementation of professional values, but the students rank the values of ―family‖, ―love‖ and ―health‖ as important. It was proved that the university environment is characterized by a significant ―gap‖ between the importance and feasibility of the value ―to be healthy‖. We found significant correlation between the parameters of implicit theories and evaluation of feasibility of basic values. The acquired results broaden the idea of personal-environment interaction and may be taken into account when creating the university environment which would ensure personal and professional development of young people to the maximum extent. It can be concluded that students with implicit theories of augmenting intelligence and enriched personality tend to have a positive attitude to milieu conditions that have developed in the university educational environment. The milieu properties may be quantified using the SEFBV technique. Analysis of the ―gap‖ between the importance and feasibility of values in the university environment will provide important information about the peculiarities of individual-environment interaction.