A quantitative analysis of the identification of personality traits in engineering students and their relation to academic performance

This study focuses on identifying personality traits in engineering students and testing whether they are related to academic performance. In addition, the importance of the personality construct in the educational and vocational training context was studied. A sample of 235 students from the Constr...

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Published in:Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames) Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 1323 - 1334
Main Authors: Cárdenas Moren, Camila, Crawford Augant, Kathleen, Crawford Labrin, Broderick, Soto de Giorgis, Ricardo, de la Fuente-Mella, Hanns, Peña Fritz, Álvaro, Valenzuela Saavedra, Matías, Hermosilla Monckton, Pamela, Álvarez Castelli, Lorena
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic performance
Career and Technical Education
Catholic schools
Catholics
Church Related Colleges
College Students
Conscientiousness
Correlation
Econometrics
econometrics analysis
Education
Educational programs
Engineering
Engineering Education
Extraversion
Extraversion Introversion
Foreign Countries
Job training
Openness
Personality
Personality development
Personality Measures
Personality Traits
process of teaching-learning
professional training of engineers
Quantitative analysis
Stress Management
Student Characteristics
Students
Vocational education
Chile
ISSN:0307-5079, 1470-174X
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Summary:This study focuses on identifying personality traits in engineering students and testing whether they are related to academic performance. In addition, the importance of the personality construct in the educational and vocational training context was studied. A sample of 235 students from the Construction Engineering and Computer Engineering Schools of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso was used. Through correlation and econometrics analysis, the results obtained indicate that there is a relation between academic performance and the personality traits of extraversion, openness and conscientiousness. In addition, these results led to characterization of students based on their personality traits and provided elements that may enhance the development of an effective personality that allows students to successfully face their environment, playing an important role in the educational process.
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ISSN:0307-5079
1470-174X
DOI:10.1080/03075079.2019.1572089