Computer Programming E-Learners’ Personality Traits, Self-Reported Cognitive Abilities, and Learning Motivating Factors

Educational systems around the world encourage students to engage in programming activities, but programming learning is one of the most challenging learning tasks. Thus, it was significant to explore the factors related to programming learning. This study aimed to identify computer programming e-learners’ personality traits, self-reported cognitive abilities and learning motivating factors in comparison with other e-learners. We applied a learning motivating factors questionnaire, the Big Five Inventory—2, and the SRMCA instruments. The sample consisted of 444 e-learners, including 189 computer programming e-learners, the mean age was 25.19 years. It was found that computer programming e-learners demonstrated significantly lower scores of extraversion, and significantly lower scores of motivating factors of individual attitude and expectation, reward and recognition, and punishment. No significant differences were found in the scores of self-reported cognitive abilities between the groups. In the group of computer programming e-learners, extraversion was a significant predictor of individual attitude and expectation; conscientiousness and extraversion were significant predictors of challenging goals; extraversion and agreeableness were significant predictors of clear direction; open-mindedness was a significant predictor of a diminished motivating factor of punishment; negative emotionality was a significant predictor of social pressure and competition; comprehension-knowledge was a significant predictor of individual attitude and expectation; fluid reasoning and comprehension-knowledge were significant predictors of challenging goals; comprehension-knowledge was a significant predictor of clear direction; and visual processing was a significant predictor of social pressure and competition. The SEM analysis demonstrated that personality traits (namely, extraversion, conscientiousness, and reverted negative emotionality) statistically significantly predict learning motivating factors (namely, individual attitude and expectation, and clear direction), but the impact of self-reported cognitive abilities in the model was negligible in both groups of participants and non-participants of e-learning based computer programming courses; χ² (34) = 51.992, p = 0.025; CFI = 0.982; TLI = 0.970; NFI = 0.950; RMSEA = 0.051 [0.019–0.078]; SRMR = 0.038. However, as this study applied self-reported measures, we strongly suggest applying neurocognitive methods in future research.

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Associations between Depression, Anxiety, Fatigue, and Learning Motivating Factors in e-Learning-Based Computer Programming Education

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18179158 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (17) ◽

pp. 9158

Author(s):

Aiste Dirzyte ◽

Aivaras Vijaikis ◽

Aidas Perminas ◽

Romualda Rimasiute-Knabikiene

Keyword(s):

Computer Programming ◽

Technology Development ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Social Pressure ◽

Mental Fatigue ◽

Motivating Factors ◽

General Fatigue ◽

Individual Attitude ◽

Patient Health ◽

E Learning

Quarantines imposed due to COVID-19 have forced the rapid implementation of e-learning, but also increased the rates of anxiety, depression, and fatigue, which relate to dramatically diminished e-learning motivation. Thus, it was deemed significant to identify e-learning motivating factors related to mental health. Furthermore, because computer programming skills are among the core competencies that professionals are expected to possess in the era of rapid technology development, it was also considered important to identify the factors relating to computer programming learning. Thus, this study applied the Learning Motivating Factors Questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 (MFI-20) instruments. The sample consisted of 444 e-learners, including 189 computer programming e-learners. The results revealed that higher scores of individual attitude and expectation, challenging goals, clear direction, social pressure, and competition significantly varied across depression categories. The scores of challenging goals, and social pressure and competition, significantly varied across anxiety categories. The scores of individual attitude and expectation, challenging goals, and social pressure and competition significantly varied across general fatigue categories. In the group of computer programming e-learners: challenging goals predicted decreased anxiety; clear direction and challenging goals predicted decreased depression; individual attitude and expectation predicted diminished general fatigue; and challenging goals and punishment predicted diminished mental fatigue. Challenging goals statistically significantly predicted lower mental fatigue, and mental fatigue statistically significantly predicted depression and anxiety in both sample groups.

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Employee Behaviors toward Using and Saving Energy at Work. The Impact of Personality Traits

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14123404 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (12) ◽

pp. 3404

Author(s):

Dawid Szostek

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Organizational Citizenship ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Organizational Citizenship Behaviors ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Citizenship Behaviors ◽

The Impact

The purpose of the article is to determine how personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to experience) affect organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment (OCBE), especially in the context of energy saving. The purpose is also to verify the hypothesis that this impact is significantly moderated by individuals’ demographic characteristic (sex, age, length of service, work type and economic sector of employment). To achieve the purposes, a survey was conducted in 2020 on 454 working people from Poland. The analysis was based on structural equation modeling (SEM). The research model assumed that particular types of personality affect direct and indirect OCBEs, including energy-saving patterns. The model also included the aforementioned demographic characteristics of respondents. I proved that personality traits have a significant impact on direct and indirect organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment. In the case of direct OCBEs, the energy-saving items that were most significantly affected by employee personality were: I am a person who turns off my lights when leaving my office for any reason; I am a person who turns off the lights in a vacant room; I am a person who makes sure all of the lights are turned off if I am the last to leave. The strongest predicators were Neuroticism (negative relationship) and Agreeableness (positive relationship) for direct OCBE, but Extraversion (positive relationship) and Agreeableness (negative relationship) for indirect OCBE. The impact of an individual’s personality on OCBE was significantly moderated mainly for indirect behaviors. This applied to all the analyzed demographic variables, but it was stronger for women, employees aged up to 40 years, those with 10 years or more experience, office/clerical workers, and public sector employees. The article discusses the theoretical framework, research limitations, future research directions and practical implications.

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Impact of Beef and Beef Product Intake on Cognition in Children and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11081797 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 1797

Author(s):

Ruopeng An ◽

Sharon M Nickols-Richardson ◽

Naiman Khan ◽

Jianxiu Liu ◽

Ruidong Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Primary Source ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Future Research ◽

Republic Of The Congo ◽

Children And Young Adults ◽

Study Participants ◽

Feeding Control ◽

The Impact

(1) Background: Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiency have been consistently linked to cognitive impairment among children and young adults. As a primary source of dietary animal protein, beef consumption holds the potential to improve diet quality and positively influence cognitive function. This study systematically reviewed evidence linking beef intake to cognition among children and young adults. (2) Methods: A literature search was conducted in seven electronic bibliographic databases for studies assessing the impact of beef consumption on cognition. (3) Results: We identified eight studies reporting results from five unique interventions. Two interventions were conducted in Kenya, two in the U.S. and one in four countries including Guatemala, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Only one intervention employed a non-feeding control arm and found beef consumption to improve cognitive abilities compared to the control. However, the other interventions comparing beef consumption to other food types found no consistent result. (4) Conclusions: Evidence pertaining to the impact of beef consumption on cognition remains limited due to the small and heterogeneous set of studies. Future research should adopt a population representative sample and longer follow-up period, employ a non-feeding control arm and comprehensively measure nutrient intakes among study participants.

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Effects of hydration status on cognitive performance and mood

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114513004455 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 111 (10) ◽

pp. 1841-1852 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Author(s):

Natalie A. Masento ◽

Mark Golightly ◽

David T. Field ◽

Laurie T. Butler ◽

Carien M. van Reekum

Keyword(s):

Water Consumption ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

The Elderly ◽

Future Research ◽

Hydration Status ◽

Fluid Regulation ◽

Optimal Maintenance ◽

And Function ◽

The Impact

Although it is well known that water is essential for human homeostasis and survival, only recently have we begun to understand its role in the maintenance of brain function. Herein, we integrate emerging evidence regarding the effects of both dehydration and additional acute water consumption on cognition and mood. Current findings in the field suggest that particular cognitive abilities and mood states are positively influenced by water consumption. The impact of dehydration on cognition and mood is particularly relevant for those with poor fluid regulation, such as the elderly and children. We critically review the most recent advances in both behavioural and neuroimaging studies of dehydration and link the findings to the known effects of water on hormonal, neurochemical and vascular functions in an attempt to suggest plausible mechanisms of action. We identify some methodological weaknesses, including inconsistent measurements in cognitive assessment and the lack of objective hydration state measurements as well as gaps in knowledge concerning mediating factors that may influence water intervention effects. Finally, we discuss how future research can best elucidate the role of water in the optimal maintenance of brain health and function.

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Differentiating electrophysiological indices of internal and external performance monitoring: Relationship with perfectionism and locus of control

10.1101/694141 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra M. Muir ◽

Kaylie A. Carbine ◽

Jayden Goodwin ◽

Ariana Hedges-Muncy ◽

Tanja Endrass ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Individual Difference ◽

Performance Monitoring ◽

Future Research ◽

Control Scale ◽

Error Related Negativity ◽

Reward Positivity ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact

AbstractThe impact of individual differences on performance monitoring and psychopathology is a question of active debate. Personality traits associated with psychopathology may be related to poor internal performance monitoring (as measured by the error-related negativity [ERN]) but intact external performance monitoring (as measured by the reward positivity [RewP]), suggesting that there are underlying neural differences between internal and external performance monitoring processes. We tested the relationships between individual difference measures of perfectionism, locus of control, and ERN, Pe, and RewP component difference amplitude in a healthy undergraduate sample. A total of 128 participants (69 female, M(SD)age= 20.6(2.0) years) completed two tasks: a modified version of the Eriksen Flanker and a doors gambling task along with the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism scale, the Rotter Locus of Control scale, and the Levenson Multidimensional Locus of Control scale to quantify perfectionism and locus of control traits, respectively. Linear regressions adjusting for age and gender showed that neither ΔERN nor ΔRewP amplitude were significantly moderated by perfectionism or locus of control scores. Findings suggest that, in psychiatrically-healthy individuals, there is not a strong link between perfectionism, locus of control, and ERN or RewP amplitude. Future research on individual difference measures in people with psychopathology may provide further insight into how these personality traits affect performance monitoring.

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IMPACT OF PERSONALITY ON ABSENTEEISM MODERATING ROLE OF ETHICAL ORIENTATION

Jinnah Business Review ◽

10.53369/muaa7627 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 02 (02) ◽

pp. 32-44

Author(s):

Mahroash Munir ◽

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Future Research ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Ethical Orientation ◽

Orientation Data ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

This study examined the impact of big five personality traits on absenteeism with moderating role of ethical orientation. Data was collected from 150 university faculty members across Pakistan using a questionnaire. Results indicate that big five personality traits to a large extent account for absenteeism while ethical orientation plays an important role as a moderator. Implications and future research directions are also discussed.

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An Empirical Examination of the Effects of Personality Traits and Transfer Climate Factors on Transfer of Training & Motivation: A Longitudinal Study

Studies in Business and Economics ◽

10.1515/sbe-2017-0039 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 92-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Imran Khan ◽

Nazir Nazir

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Training Transfer ◽

Work Climate ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

Future Research ◽

Climate Factors ◽

Empirical Examination ◽

Training Motivation ◽

Transfer Climate ◽

The Impact

Abstract Personality has been considered an important factor influencing trainee efficiency & organizational productivity. Similarly, work climate factors have been recognized as primary influencers in post training context influencing productivity. But research concerning the impact of personality and work climate on trainees’ learning motivation has been very scant and mostly conducted in the western context. The present study was an attempt therefore, to extend this line of research in the Indian context involving educational sector of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. A sample of 517 teacher trainees was drawn for the present study using convenience sampling method. Results indicate that personality traits (i.e., conscientiousness, openness to experience, and internal locus of control) do not influence training transfer directly or indirectly, while, transfer climate factors do affect training transfer both directly as well as indirectly via learning motivation. The implications of the results are discussed and the limitations of the study are noted, along with suggested avenues for future research.

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Style Matching or Ability Building? An Empirical Study on FD Learners' Learning in Well-Structured and Ill-Structured Asynchronous Online Learning Environments

Journal of Educational Computing Research ◽

10.2190/ec.41.2.d ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 195-226 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Robert Z. Zheng ◽

Jill A. Flygare ◽

Laura B. Dahl

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Learning Strategy ◽

Cognitive Styles ◽

The United States ◽

Future Research ◽

Structured Learning ◽

Asynchronous Online Learning ◽

Matching Strategy ◽

The Impact

The present study investigated (1) the impact of cognitive styles on learner performance in well-structured and ill-structured learning, and (2) scaffolding as a cognitive tool to improve learners' cognitive abilities, especially field dependent (FD) learners' ability to thrive in an ill-structured learning environment. Two experiments were conducted with 116 college students recruited from a large research I university in the west of the United States. Experiment 1 ( n = 42) employed the group learning strategy to match learners' cognitive styles in asynchronous online learning. The results showed that the style matching strategy failed to yield expected gains in ill-structured asynchronous learning for FD learners. Different from the style-matching strategy, experiment 2 ( n = 74) used a scaffolding model proposed by Cazden (1988) to improve FD learners' cognitive abilities in asynchronous online learning. Results indicated that focusing on learners' cognitive abilities proved to be more effective than style-matching strategy for FD learners in both ill-structured and well-structured asynchronous online learning. Implications of the findings were discussed with suggestions for future research.

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THE EFFECTS OF PARASITES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century ◽

10.33225/ppc/13.05.46 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 46-65

Author(s):

Pavol Prokop ◽

Peter Fedor

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Political Stability ◽

Modern World ◽

Future Research ◽

Cultural Variation ◽

Evolutionary Perspective ◽

Self Medication ◽

Selective Pressures ◽

New Ideas ◽

The Impact

Parasites and predators possess serious threats to humans throughout our evolutionary history. Although the impact of predators in modern world is lower than previously, parasites still influence morbidity and mortality of contemporary humans. From the evolutionary perspective, selective pressures caused by parasites should favour individuals that successfully avoid objects/subjects which transmit parasitic diseases and/or those who are successful in combats with them. There is growing evidence for the existence of evolved anti-parasite behaviours in animals, beginning with invertebrates and ending with primates. Avoidance of infected individuals, grooming and self-medication are most common behavioural strategies that are believed to reduce the transmission of parasites. Here we review recent evidence suggesting that several behavioural and emotional traits in humans evolved as a response to selective pressure caused by parasites. Disgust sensitivity and pathogen threat may be a mechanism that generates both a cross-cultural variation in preferences for certain facial traits, as well as drivers of religious diversity, political stability of countries, parenting cognitive abilities and prevalence of extraversion and openness to new ideas. Finally, we declare areas for a future research based on questions guided by the evolutionary perspective. Key words: evolution, human, parasites, psychology.

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Impact of Personality Traits and Socio-Demographic Factors on Depression among Doctors and Nurses

ABC Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.18034/abcjar.v11i1.602 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Thapasya Maya

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Work Experience ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Working Hours ◽

Depression Severity ◽

High Stakes ◽

Socio Demographic Factors ◽

The Impact ◽

Doctors And Nurses

The workplace is not immune to conflict and stress, specifically when fulfilling people's responsibilities at great personal costs. Doctors and nurses are always on the frontline in hospitals, vaulting from one stressful high-stakes situation to the next. The HEXACO model of personality traits: Honesty-humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness, has long been hypothesized to be a major predicting factor when determining individuals' responses to stress and susceptibility to experiencing depression. Most research suggests that personality traits resonate with a person's cognitive abilities and how they can deal with stress and depression. However, there is a lack of research on their correlation to depression severity in the Middle East. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of HEXACO personality traits and socio-demographic factors on depression amongst doctors and nurses. A sample of 170 doctors and nurses (62.1% doctors) completed HEXACO-60 and PHQ-9 depression severity questionnaires. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and regression analysis. The findings showed that Honesty-humility was the strongest predictor, while extraversion was the second strongest. Emotionality had the least impact on depression. The relationship between Agreeableness and Openness to Experience with depression was insignificant. However, gender, age, working hours, and work experience were significant predictors of depression. Marital status and level of specialization were insignificant predictors. Thus, it was concluded that not all HEXACO traits and socio-demographics predict depression. Study findings could be utilized in the implementation of employee recruitment, job crafting, positive psychology, and coaching.

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