The Connection between Success in a Freshman Chemistry Class and a Student's Jungian Personality Type

Gale J. Clark ^[1] ; Wayne D. Riley ^[2]
1. [1] Middle Tennessee State University
  
  Middle Tennessee State University
  
  Estados Unidos
2. [2] Texas Tech University
  
  Texas Tech University
  
  Estados Unidos
Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 78, Nº 10, 2001, pág. 1406
Idioma: inglés
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- This paper explores the connection between a student's performance in a freshman chemistry class and his or her personality type. Performance was gauged by the final percentage grade earned in class and personality type was based on Carl G. Jung's personality typology as assessed by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Performance and personality type were correlated using ANOVA statistics. The results show that only one of the 16 personality types had a class average that was significantly higher than 14 of the other 15 types. The lowest-scoring type was also significantly lower than 3 other personality types. This research shows that characteristics of personality types may be a basis for assisting or deterring success in a general chemistry class. Data on the personality types of 23 chemistry professors suggest that a success bias may be amplified by similar personality traits in the instructors.