Determining Students’ Profiles of Myers-Briggs Personality Types and its Correlation with Academic Achievement at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Introduction: Review of the literature shows that numerous studies have been carried out on determining personality type and its relationship with academic achievement. Nevertheless, none has examined the correlation between Myers/Briggs personality types and academic achievement. Thus, the purpose...
| Published in: | مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Persian |
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Education Development Center
2016-04-01
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| Online Access: | http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-4103-en.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Review of the literature shows that numerous studies have been carried out on determining personality type and its relationship with academic achievement. Nevertheless, none has examined the correlation between Myers/Briggs personality types and academic achievement. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine Myers/Briggs personality profiles and its correlation with academic achievement at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive correlational study included all students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2014-15 academic year. Sample size was set at 150 and participants were selected using convenience sampling method. Research tools were Myers/Briggs type indicator (M form) and students’ grade point averages. Data were analyzed using correlation matrix and stepwise multiple regression.
Results: The most common personality type was Extrovert/Intuitive/Thinking/ Judging (ENTJ) type (22.7%) and the least common was Introvert/Intuitive/Feeling/Perceiving (INFP) type (0.7%). A significant reverse correlation was found between extroversion and academic achievement (p=0.011, r= -0.207). Regression analysis indicated that introversion accounted for 4% of the dispersion of academic achievement.
Conclusion: Results suggest that personality is one of the essential dimensions of human growth and development which plays a pivotal role in one’s success. Hence, learners’ personality types should be introduced into educational planning. |
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| ISSN: | 1608-9359 1735-8892 |