The impact of personality on students' perceptions towards online learning

Authors

  • Kaushal Kumar Bhagat Centre for Educational Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
  • Leon Yufeng Wu Graduate School of Education & Center for Teacher Education Chung-Yuan Christian University
  • Chun-Yen Chang Science Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.4162

Keywords:

Online learning, Personality traits, Higher education, Mini-IPIP

Abstract

The aim of this exploratory study was to examine the impact of five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and intellect/imagination) on the perception of students towards online learning. A total of 208 students from Taiwan (male = 96 and female = 112) with previous online course experience participated in an online survey using a bulletin board system. To measure personality traits and students’ perceptions, the Mini-International Personality Item Pool and the Perception of Students towards Online Learning instruments were used respectively. The researchers employed hierarchical regression analysis to analyse the data obtained. The results showed that two personality traits (conscientiousness and intellect/imagination) had a larger positive impact on students' perceptions towards online learning, whereas neuroticism had significantly negative effects on participants of online courses. These results provide evidence that students with different personality traits have different preferences for and experiences in online courses.

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Published

2019-08-24

How to Cite

Bhagat, K. K., Wu, L. Y., & Chang, C.-Y. (2019). The impact of personality on students’ perceptions towards online learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 35(4). https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.4162

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 4 (2019): AJET

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