TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a personality understanding of information technology students and their IT learning in UAE university
AU - Al-Qirim, Nabeel
AU - Rouibah, Kamel
AU - Tarhini, Ali
AU - Serhani, Mohamed Adel
AU - Yammahi, Aishah Rashid
AU - Yammahi, Maraim Ahmed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - This research investigates the personality characteristics of Information Technology students (CIT) in UAE University (UAEU) and how such features impact their IT learning. To achieve this objective, this research attempts to explain the impact of the Big-5 factors on learning using survey research. Results from 179 respondents suggested that agreeableness, extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness respectively were the most important strategies adopted by CIT students. However, neuroticism scored the lowest. Such results could be attributed to personal as well as to cultural reasons as highlighted in this research. The research highlights theoretical as well as professional contributions and implications. Some of challenges in this research could be addressed by designing programs aiming at enhancing student’s learning ability from the perspective of their personal traits.
AB - This research investigates the personality characteristics of Information Technology students (CIT) in UAE University (UAEU) and how such features impact their IT learning. To achieve this objective, this research attempts to explain the impact of the Big-5 factors on learning using survey research. Results from 179 respondents suggested that agreeableness, extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness respectively were the most important strategies adopted by CIT students. However, neuroticism scored the lowest. Such results could be attributed to personal as well as to cultural reasons as highlighted in this research. The research highlights theoretical as well as professional contributions and implications. Some of challenges in this research could be addressed by designing programs aiming at enhancing student’s learning ability from the perspective of their personal traits.
KW - Big five personality traits
KW - Culture
KW - Higher education
KW - Learning
KW - UAE
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U2 - 10.1007/s10639-017-9578-1
DO - 10.1007/s10639-017-9578-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011695806
SN - 1360-2357
VL - 23
SP - 29
EP - 40
JO - Education and Information Technologies
JF - Education and Information Technologies
IS - 1
ER -