Personality Traits and Behavior of Students in English Class


Authors : Emmie Lou S. Salomon

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 7 - July

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24JUL431

Abstract : The current study aimed to explore the domains of personality traits that significantly predicts the behavior of students in English class. In this study, the researcher selected the 200 junior high school teachers in CLuster 13 schools in Davao City as the respondents of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized in the selection of the respondents. Non- experimental quantitative research design using descriptive-correlational method was employed. The data collected were subjected to the following statistical tools: Mean, Pearson Moment Product Correlation, and Linear Regression Analysis. Descriptive analysis showed that personality traits and behavior of students in English class were described as extensive. Further, correlation analysis demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between personality traits and behavior of students in English class. Evidently, linear regression analysis reflected that personality traits in terms of extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness was found to be a significant predictor of behavior of students in English class in Cluster 13, Davao City. In other words, personality traits significantly influence the behavior of students in English class in Cluster 13 schools in Davao City.

Keywords : Teaching English, Personality Traits, Students’ Behavior in English Class, Davao City, Philippines.

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The current study aimed to explore the domains of personality traits that significantly predicts the behavior of students in English class. In this study, the researcher selected the 200 junior high school teachers in CLuster 13 schools in Davao City as the respondents of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized in the selection of the respondents. Non- experimental quantitative research design using descriptive-correlational method was employed. The data collected were subjected to the following statistical tools: Mean, Pearson Moment Product Correlation, and Linear Regression Analysis. Descriptive analysis showed that personality traits and behavior of students in English class were described as extensive. Further, correlation analysis demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between personality traits and behavior of students in English class. Evidently, linear regression analysis reflected that personality traits in terms of extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness was found to be a significant predictor of behavior of students in English class in Cluster 13, Davao City. In other words, personality traits significantly influence the behavior of students in English class in Cluster 13 schools in Davao City.

Keywords : Teaching English, Personality Traits, Students’ Behavior in English Class, Davao City, Philippines.

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