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Essalmi, Fathi; Tlili, Ahmed; Ben Ayed, Leila Jemni; Jemmi, Mohamed – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2017
Learner modeling is a crucial step in the learning personalization process. It allows taking into consideration the learner's profile to make the learning process more efficient. Most studies refer to an explicit method, namely questionnaire, to model learners. Questionnaires are time consuming and may not be motivating for learners. Thus, this…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Personality, Personality Measures, Questionnaires
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Thiele, Lisa; Sauer, Nils Christian; Kauffeld, Simone – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
Academic performance (i.e., grade point average) determines career entry factors as well as career success and is thus crucial for students' future careers. Besides individual factors such as personality traits, individuals' social embeddedness has been shown to enhance performance. Regarding academic performance, relationships to fellow students…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Career Development, Peer Relationship
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Kirkagac, Senay; Öz, Hüseyin – Online Submission, 2017
This study sought to find out the possible relationships between personality traits and academic achievement of prospective English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. A total of 200 university students from a major state university voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected through the International Personality Item Tool (IPIP)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grade Point Average
Adams, Stephen R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
College students who do not successfully complete undergraduate studies by obtaining bachelor's degrees have much lower average lifetime earnings than college students who do obtain bachelor's degrees. Research suggests that one of the primary reasons for students dropping out or flunking out of undergraduate school is excessive substance use.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Prediction, Substance Abuse, Addictive Behavior