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The relationship between personality traits of international students and academic achievement Seyedeh Maryam Geramian a *, Shima Mashayekhi b, Mohd. Tajudin Bin Hj. Ninggal c a
Phd. Student, Faculty of Education, department of Guidance and Counseling, Universiti Teknology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Malaysia M.Sc. Student, Faculty of Education, department of Guidance and Counseling, Universiti Teknology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Malaysia c Prof. Dr., Faculty of Education, department of Guidance and Counseling, Universiti Teknology Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Malaysia b
Abstract
The aim of this study was to study the relationship between personality traits of postgraduate international students at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and their academi John (1998) was dispersed among 146 postgraduate international students, divided into two groups, 114 male and 32 female students, who were working towards their master degree. These students were asked to mention their last CGPA, which is used as a criterion for collegiate academic performance. Descriptive analysis and inferential Correlation were calculated for the statistical analysis of the data. From the five dimensions analyzed (Agreeableness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience and Neuroticism, only two hypotheses (Conscientiousness and Openness to experience) were highly significant at p 0.05) and CGPA showed a negative relationship. This result was to some extent surprising since previous studies have concluded that three other Big Five traits predict academic success: Conscientiousness, Openness, and Agreeableness. The results of the present study confirm previous findings regarding the validity of both cognitive and personality variables in relation
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to collegiate academic performance. (Lounsbury, et al., 2003; Musgrave-Marquart, et al., 1997; Paunonen & Ashton, 2001; Rothstein, et al., 1994)
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