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Reynolds, John H.; Adams, D. Robert; Ferguson, Roger C.; Leidig, Paul M. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2017
For the past several years, there has been an increase in the number of job opportunities in the computing field. As a result, many schools and universities are facing a significant increase in the number of students seeking to major in one of several computing disciplines. This increase in the numbers and variety of majors in the computing field…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Majors (Students), Computer Science Education, Higher Education
Kneipp, Karen B.; Gadzella, Bernadette M. – 1990
This study was undertaken to determine whether external locus of control orientation was significantly negatively correlated with levels of creativity. Subjects were 13 male and 13 female undergraduate students enrolled in psychology classes at a southwestern university. Mean age of the subjects was 28.6. Instruments used were Levenson's (1972) I…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Creativity, Extraversion Introversion
Mann, Michael P. – 2003
This study examined the relationship of the five-factor model of personality (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and intellect) to college student adjustment. Using a sample of 200+ undergraduate students at a large public university, it was found that emotional stability correlated positively with goal…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Emotional Response, Extraversion Introversion
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Zebb, Barbara J.; Meyers, Lawrence S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993
The reliability and validity of the revised California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) Vector 1 scale, a measure of introversion and extraversion, were studied with 345 college students (109 males and 236 females). Results support the scale as a valid measure of the introversion-extraversion construct of H. G. Gough. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Students, Correlation, Extraversion Introversion