To Facebook or to Face Book? An investigation of how academic performance of different personalities is affected through the intervention of Facebook usage

The novel variable of competitiveness is explored to determine whether it has a role in differentiating high performing students from others. While the Big Five personality traits and motivation ha...

What is unique about high performing students? Exploring personality, motivation and competitiveness

This paper investigated dominant learning styles and personality traits, and their relationships among 224 undergraduates. It employed a quantitative research approach with a descriptive statistica...

The Learning Styles and Personality Traits of Undergraduates: A Case at a State University in Istanbul

Introduction Intrinsic motivation is a well-established concept in psychology, yet, different types of intrinsic motivation have not been thoroughly investigated We examined covariates associated with three types of intrinsic motivation from self-determination theory (SDT) within the education context: IM to know, IM to accomplish, and IM to experience stimulation Methods A meta-analysis was conducted on samples examining the tripartite model of intrinsic motivation between 1989 and 2019 In total, 78 samples met the inclusion criteria, representing 41,633 participants across multiple nationalities The average age of participants across samples was 19 years, and 582% of participants were female Path analysis and relative weight analysis were applied to meta-analytically derived correlations Discussion Results indicated that IM to know and IM to accomplish were moderately strong predictors of adaptive student outcomes However, results also indicated a large degree of redundancy including indistinguishable antecedent pathways IM to experience stimulation was positively, yet, less strongly associated with adaptive outcomes However, it did appear to be empirically distinct from the remaining intrinsic motivation types in respect to its outcomes and antecedents Conclusion Intrinsic motivation appears to be a relatively homogeneous construct within educational psychology Specification of different types of intrinsic motivation is likely to provide only marginal benefit

The tripartite model of intrinsic motivation in education: A 30-year retrospective and meta-analysis.

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the level of self-directed learning readiness, locus of control and the personality traits of preschool teacher candidates. The survey method was used for this study. The study group consisted of 151 teacher candidates who volunteered to participate in the study from Preschool Education department at Ataturk Faculty of Education, Marmara University. A Demographic Form, Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale, The Big Five Inventory and Locus of Control Scale were used as the data collection tools. The results of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between the level of self-directed learning readiness, “extraversion” and “conscientiousness” traits of personality and “personal control” subscale of the locus of control. The results could be discussed in terms of training the preschool teacher candidates to improve their self-directed learning readiness levels by considering their personality traits and locus of control.

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The investigation of the level of self-directed learning readiness according to the locus of control and personality traits of preschool teacher candidates

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between personality traits, learning strategies and academic performance among undergraduate students in the post-Soviet transition country of Kazakhstan. Design/methodology/approach – The authors used a quantitative survey method to assess individual personality, learning strategies and academic motivations. Statistical software (SPSS) was used to conduct correlations, linear regressions and multiple regressions as a means of testing the hypotheses and making inferences. Findings – The results suggest that students with different personality characteristics have different motivations and priorities in their pursuit of university degrees. However, some of these differences seem to be related to their fields of academic study and biographical backgrounds. Practical implications – The research emphasises the importance of managing individuals by focusing on their individual differences in learning strategies, rather than by relying on the p...

Personality, learning strategies, and academic performance: Evidence from post-Soviet Kazakhstan

This paper estimates the degree of exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) into import prices for Central Asia countries over period 1995q11-2012q11 years. The additional study was done for Kazakhstan to determine the impact of money regulating policy into short-run and long-run ERPT. The study of ERPT was done by employing cointegration analysis across five central Asia countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The paper analyzes three opportunities of the transmission of the export cost into ERPT using production price indices (PPI) of three major trading partners of Central Asia countries: PPI of Russia, PPI of Turkey and PPI of China. In case with PPI of Russia the results showed, that ERPT is extended beyond of 1 for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Incomplete ERPT is indicated for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, and zero ERPT is indicated for Uzbekistan. In case with PPI of Turkey, the elasticities of extent ERPT into import prices are more higher then in case with PPI of Russia, and elasticities for all Central Asia countries are negative and significant. In case with PPI of China, incomplete ERPT is indicated for all Central Asia countries, except the Kyrgyzstan, which has extended ERPT. In all cases this study showed the significance of ERPT, except only two cases for Kazakhstan and Tajikistan with PPI of China. Also interesting, those elasticities of ERPT with PPI of China are lower comparing with other cases. In the special study of money regulation policy only for Kazakhstan the short-run and long-run elasticities of ERPT are incomplete with PPI of Russia and PPI of Turkey, and they are extended with PPI of China.

Gulnara Moldasheva

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Personality, learning strategies, and academic performance: Evidence from post-Soviet Kazakhstan

Exchange rate pass-through into import prices: evidence from central asia