Relationship between personality type and achievement in an undergraduate physiology course.

1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (6) ◽  
pp. S1 ◽  
Author(s):  
G D Tharp
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Human Physiology ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning Behavior ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
The Relationship

The Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) was given to 163 students in an undergraduate Human Physiology course at a large state university. Selected MBTI personality types were compared for achievement in the course using a t test to compare total points earned. High grades were earned by students stronger in the traits of introversion (I) and judgment (J), whereas the extraverted (E) and perceptive (P) types had the lowest grades and dropped out of the course in the largest numbers. When combinations of MBTI types were compared, the highest grades were earned as follows: SJ greater than ST greater than IN greater than IJ greater than IS (S, sensing; T, thinking; N, intuitive). This ranking indicates that a sensing personality also has a strong relationship to achievement in this Human Physiology course when it is combined with judgment, thinking, or introversion. Instructors and students need to be aware of the relationship between personality and learning so they can modify their teaching style and learning behavior to enhance academic achievement.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Personality Type And Leadership Focus

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Sieff ◽  
Louis Carstens
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Multiple Focus ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
Myers Briggs ◽  
The Relationship

Optimising focus is a key success driver for many organisation leaders. The relationship between personality type and leadership focus is examined. Personality type is assessed with Form M of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument, and leadership focus is explored through the development and application of a Leadership Focus Questionnaire. South African executives form the target population for this study. Both functionalist and interpretive approaches are applied. Three primary theoretical hypotheses about leadership focus, concerning (1) optimising the balance of focus between external and internal priorities, (2) the fit between the leadership personality type and the organisation type, and (3) the capacity to manage a multiple focus, are considered. Results show that Extraverted personality types are more comfortable with the challenges of focus in the leadership role than are Introverted types, and Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking and Judging types experience a greater degree of fit with their organisations than do Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Perceiving types.

scholarly journals Individual Differences and Quality Of Translation: A Personality-Based Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Karimnia ◽  
Mahsa Mahjubi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Text Types ◽  
The One ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
The Relationship

The current study was targeted at investigating the relationship between translation students’ personality types and the quality of their English-to-Persian translations with respect to different text types. To this aim, 35 undergraduate senior students of translation were randomly sampled. To obtain some demographic information about the participants, the researchers used a background questionnaire. The participants were given three different text types for the translation task. An advertisement, a scientific text and a narrative text were chosen to serve Reiss’ text typology (1971) including operative, informative and expressive texts, respectively. The students were also provided with retrospective questionnaires to shed light on their performance in the act of translating. Subsequently, once the participants’ personality types were determined via the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) anchored in Jung’s psychological theory, their dominant mental functions involving intuition, sensation, feeling and thinking were identified. To analyze the data, the One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) procedure and post-hoc analysis were employed. The results of the study indicated that the only dichotomy showing a significant difference was that of intuition versus sensation. Simply put, the intuitors outperformed their sensor counterparts in the translation of the expressive text. Taking into account the findings of the current study, the researchers suggest some pedagogical guidelines too.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Personality and Their Teaching Preference

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 686
Author(s):  
Tooba Mahmoudi ◽  
Mostafa Zamanian
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Fars Province ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teaching Preferences ◽  
The Relationship

The present study sought to investigate the relationship between Iranian EFL teachers’ personality types and their teaching preferences. Besides, it attempted to take the notion of gender into account. The participants included 100 EFL teachers and university instructors from seven English language institutes in Shiraz, and two universities in Fars Province. Availability sampling was used for this aim. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) questionnaire and Teaching Activities Preference (TAP) questionnaire were used to collect the data. The design of the study was survey method; so, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Based on the analyses undertaken, the following results were obtained: 1) there was a significant relationship between the personality and teaching preference, 2) Male and female EFL teachers’ (from Shiraz English language institutes) teaching preferences were statistically the same. The results could be used by teachers, university instructors, syllabus designers and, in general, all groups involved in education.

Correlating Students' Personality Types with Their Rating of Topics Covered in Business Communication Classes

1999 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill McPherson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
The University ◽  
Oral Presentations ◽  
The Relationship

For years, students, faculty, and, most important, employers, have recognized the need for improved communication skills. The university business communication curriculum is filled with topics that lead to improving communication skills. A per centage of students find some topics to be boring, unimportant, intimidating, and/or nonessential. However, other students find these same topics to be interest ing, significant, challenging, and vital. For example, college students fear giving oral presentations more than writing papers. Could the preference or the abhor rence of various business communication topics be related to personality type? To answer this question, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), combined with a Likert Scale, was used to study the relationship between business communication students' personality types and their preferred topics in business communication.

scholarly journals Relationship between Personality Type and Preferred Teaching Methods for Undergraduate College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Jean Murphy ◽  
Nina B. Eduljee ◽  
Karen Croteau ◽  
Suzanne Parkman
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Increase Student Achievement ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
Myers Briggs ◽  
The Relationship

This empirical study examined the relationship between Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality types and preferred teaching methods for 507 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine undergraduate students.  The students completed two instruments: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, Form M (Myers, McCaulley, Quenk, & Hammer, 1998), and a 27-item scale that measured preferred teaching methods in the classroom. Descriptive and inferential statistics indicated that the five most prominent personality types were ISFJ, ESFJ, ESFP, ENFP, and ISTJ.  Sensing-Feeling (S-F) preference was the most common followed by Sensing-Judging (S-J) preference in the top five personality types. Across all MBTI dichotomies, the students indicated a preference for teaching methods that involved lecturer-student interaction, using some visual tools such as PowerPoint, and demonstrations and practice. The least preferred teaching methods involved unscheduled quizzes, lecture where the professor talks with no visuals, and library research using experiential activities. Significant differences were obtained between the MBTI dichotomies and preferred teaching methods. The results demonstrate the importance of faculty tailoring and adjusting their instruction to accommodate the needs of their students to increase student achievement, motivation, and engagement in their classroom.

scholarly journals Personality Types and L2 Reading: correlation between University Students MBTI Profiles and Reading Proficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 429-446
Author(s):  
Khaoula Medjedel
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Reading Tests ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
College Of Business

Personality types have a considerable impact on our understanding of the outer world, perception and energy. Personality influence on language learning and proficiency, however, is controversial. This study demonstrates the relationship between the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) profiles and L2 reading proficiency of L1 Arab undergraduates. First, learners' reading proficiency levels were associated with their Introversion/Extraversion preferences. Then, function pairs of both introverts and extraverts that contributes to the highest score of L2 reading proficiency were determined. As most reading tests are based on choice, it is very logical to consider the MBTI function pairs as they represent the mental functions used for decision-making and information gathering. Fifty (50) Arab male students from the College of Business Administration (Saudi Arabia) were randomly selected. Two instruments were used to collect data; MBTI as a personality instrument, and TOEIC Bridge as a reading test. Findings showed a lack of statistically significant relationship between Introversion/Extraversion and L2 reading proficiency. Yet, Intuitive personalities (NT/NF) preferences achieved higher scores in the TOEIC Bridge compared to their counterparts of the Sensing personalities (ST/SF). Personality types have undoubted influence on our lifestyle and attitudes. Yet, considering personality as a weighty factor in language learning and proficiency is still debatable.

A Preliminary Study to Assess Validity of the Personal Style Inventory

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Ware ◽  
Charles Yokomoto ◽  
B. B. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Method ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Personal Style ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
Myers Briggs ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

The Personal Style Inventory was designed to assess Jungian personality types. The present study determined its reliability and validity. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was used as a criterion and the multitrait-multimethod matrix method was used to assess reliability and validity. Reliability coefficients between the opposite sides of each scale were —1.00 and validity coefficients between corresponding scales of the Personal Style Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ranged between .52 and .70. The lowest validity coefficients were with Extraversion-Introversion scales. Significant differences between validity coefficients were also found between participants' congruent and incongruent scores on the Extraversion-Introversion and Judgment-Perception scales. The results suggest feasibility of using the Personal Style Inventory to assess Jung's personality types.

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