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Suvarna, V. D.; Ganesha Bhata, H. S. – Research in Pedagogy, 2016
This study is concerned with the Academic Achievement and Personality of 300 students of secondary schools of Mandya city. The Raven's Standard Progress Matrices was used to obtain the Academic Scores and Eysenk Personality Inventory was used to collect data regarding their Personality. Result reflects that there is negligible positive…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Personality, Foreign Countries
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Klimstra, Theo A.; Luyckx, Koen; Germeijs, Veerle; Meeus, Wim H. J.; Goossens, Luc – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Changes in personality traits in late adolescence and young adulthood are believed to co-occur with changes in identity, but little research is available that supports this hypothesis. The present study addressed this relatively understudied area of research by examining longitudinal associations of Big Five personality traits (i.e., Neuroticism,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Late Adolescents, Identification
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De Feyter, Tim; Caers, Ralf; Vigna, Claudia; Berings, Dries – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The main purpose of this study is to unravel the impact of the Big Five personality factors on academic performance. We propose a theoretical model with conditional indirect effects of the Big Five personality factors on academic performance through their impact upon academic motivation. To clarify the mixed results of previous studies concerning…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
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Rosander, Pia; Backstrom, Martin; Stenberg, Georg – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The aim of the present study was to investigate the extent to which personality traits, after controlling for general intelligence, predict academic performance in different school subjects. Upper secondary school students in Sweden (N=315) completed the Wonderlic IQ test (Wonderlic, 1992) and the IPIP-NEO-PI test (Goldberg, 1999). A series of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Intelligence, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement
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Chen, Chen; Zhang, Li-Fang – Educational Psychology, 2011
Temperament and personality have been presumed to affect achievement goals based on the hierarchical model of achievement motivation. This research investigated the relationships of temperament dimensions and the Big Five personality traits to achievement goals based on the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework among 775 Chinese adolescent students.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Personality
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Pringle, Charles D.; DuBose, Philip B.; Yankey, Michael D. – College Student Journal, 2010
Among the many reasons for choosing an academic major are stereotypes that students hold of particular occupations and the degree to which they believe that their personalities match those stereotypes. We examined relevant personality characteristics (i.e., achievement motivation, conformity, conscientiousness, creativity and extroversion) of 899…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Personality Traits, Social Behavior, Business Administration
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Kokkinos, Constantinos M.; Charalambous, Kyriakos; Davazoglou, Aggeliki – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2010
The present study investigates the association between students' Eysenckian personality traits and their perceptions of teacher interpersonal behavior. A sample of 273 Cypriot public primary school fifth and sixth graders, as well as their teachers participated in the study. Students completed a three-part self-report questionnaire of: (a) a…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Questionnaires
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Dickinson, Gail – Knowledge Quest, 2007
While a positive attitude for librarians helps, there is a knowledge base and a research base in the field, a structured set of protocols, and a range of skills that have to be taught and practiced at the preservice level. In this article, the author discusses the importance for librarians to exude more enthusiasm about their work. She offers…
Descriptors: Librarians, Academic Achievement, Librarian Attitudes, Library Services
Brophy, Jere – 1995
Written primarily for teachers who are expected or willing to invest significantly in the socialization role along with their other teaching roles, this report describes results of a classroom strategy study of how elementary school teachers cope with problem students. The report is divided into six parts. Part 1 discusses general principles and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment