Exploring the Effect of Gender and Personality Characteristics on Educational Performance
| Autor: | Jonathan A. Odukoya, Elizabeth I. Olowookere, Dare Ojo Omonijo, Michael C. Anyaegbunam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Agreeableness
media_common.quotation_subject Conscientiousness 030206 dentistry Neuroticism Education 03 medical and health sciences Personality factors 0302 clinical medicine Trait Openness to experience Personality Big Five personality traits Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Educational and Social Research. 10:99 |
| ISSN: | 2240-0524 2239-978X |
| DOI: | 10.36941/jesr-2020-0091 |
| Popis: | This study was an update on gender differences, personality characteristics and academic performance carried out among students at a private University in Ogun State, Nigeria. The present study intends to validate the findings of the previous study with further review of literature on the subject matter. The result of the study showed that male and female students are different with regards to academic performance but not in personality traits. Also, conscientiousness (r=.272, p.05), agreeableness (r= .057, p>.05) and openness to experience (r= -.018, p>.05). These personality factors jointly influenced changes in academic performance [F (5,195) = 3.897, p |
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