The Role Of Cognitive Attitude In Pursing Higher Education

In the educational system, higher education occupies a special position as it is one of the most important apexes of the entire educational structure that influences all levels of education. In context to higher education, society’s expectations have not remained the same always as it may change with differing social concerns, economic situations and political conditions. As we know, education is a system of institutions organized by society to deliberately transmit its cultural heritage, its accumulated knowledge, values and skills from one generation to another. However, the educational system of a society would accordingly, comprise institutions such as schools, colleges, universities including teachers, administrators, curriculum and courses, examination and certification procedure and so on whereas higher education refers to education in post higher secondary institutions, colleges and universities. Higher education constitutes the top most stage of formal education as it is concerned with processes in the more advanced phases of human learning. The present study is designed to assess the cognitive attitude level of students of different strata. The purpose of this study is to study whether there are any relations of cognitive attitude on student effectiveness. The study assumes immense importance in so far as its findings will facilitate the sample institutions to make them more effective as to improve the student’s performance.