The impact of personality on students' perceptions towards online learning

• Published in: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 98 - 108
• Main Authors: Bhagat, Kaushal Kumar, Wu, Leon Yufeng, Chang, Chun-Yen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 01.01.2019
• Subjects: College Students; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Instructional Design; Interpersonal Relationship; Online Courses; Personality Traits; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Teacher Characteristics; Technology Uses in Education; Trust (Psychology); Taiwan

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...