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
