TY - JOUR
T1 - Conciencia y trabajo continuo como predictores del rendimiento académico en estudiantes españoles
AU - Dezcallar Sáez, Teresa
AU - Clariana Muntada, Mercè
AU - Badia Martín, María del Mar
AU - Gotzens Busquets, Concepció
AU - Cladellas Pros, Ramón
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Universidad Complutense de Madrid. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - To understand academic performance of students, the variable of conscientiousness from personality inventory Big Five, has been recognized as an important key. The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship established between the personality factor conscientiousness itself and two of its facets, laboriousness and planning, with academic performance, and observe if there are genre differences in consciousness personality factor. A total of 456 Spanish students of high school and college participated in the study. They were requested to answer a personality report and a self inform questionnaire. The results show that both conscientiousness as a personality dimension and the consideration of laboriousness facet are able to predict academic performance, especially with regard to student’s exam marks, classroom attendance and dedication to study. The genre variable pointed out that feminine genre is more conscious than male in that personality factor. From a practical perspective, these results indicate that the establishment of a routine of continuous work is suitable for improving student grades and their adaptation to the educational environment.
AB - To understand academic performance of students, the variable of conscientiousness from personality inventory Big Five, has been recognized as an important key. The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship established between the personality factor conscientiousness itself and two of its facets, laboriousness and planning, with academic performance, and observe if there are genre differences in consciousness personality factor. A total of 456 Spanish students of high school and college participated in the study. They were requested to answer a personality report and a self inform questionnaire. The results show that both conscientiousness as a personality dimension and the consideration of laboriousness facet are able to predict academic performance, especially with regard to student’s exam marks, classroom attendance and dedication to study. The genre variable pointed out that feminine genre is more conscious than male in that personality factor. From a practical perspective, these results indicate that the establishment of a routine of continuous work is suitable for improving student grades and their adaptation to the educational environment.
KW - Big five
KW - Class attendance
KW - Conscientiousness
KW - Exam marks
KW - Laboriousness
KW - Study dedication
KW - Task planning
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCED.2015.v26.n2.43229
DO - https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCED.2015.v26.n2.43229
M3 - Artículo
VL - 26
SP - 367
EP - 384
JO - Revista complutense de educación
JF - Revista complutense de educación
SN - 1130-2496
IS - 2
ER -