Iranian EFL University Students’ Personality Traits and Their Online Learning Satisfaction

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of English Language & Literature, Faculty of Literature & Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

Abstract

Based‎ ‎on‎ ‎the‎ ‎existing‎ ‎literature‎ ‎in‎ ‎the‎ ‎field‎ ‎of‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning,‎ ‎it‎ ‎has‎ ‎been‎ ‎found‎ ‎that‎ ‎learners’‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎is‎ ‎influenced‎ ‎by‎ ‎multiple‎ ‎factors‎ ‎such‎ ‎as‎ ‎course‎ ‎design,‎ ‎instructor‎ ‎interaction,‎ ‎and‎ ‎assessment‎ ‎fairness.‎ ‎All‎ ‎of‎ ‎these‎ ‎aspects‎ ‎play‎ ‎a‎ ‎crucial‎ ‎role‎ ‎in‎ ‎determining‎ ‎learners’‎ ‎overall‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎with‎ ‎their‎ ‎educational‎ ‎experience.‎ ‎To‎ ‎thoroughly‎ ‎investigate‎ ‎the‎ ‎contentment‎ ‎of‎ ‎the‎ ‎students‎ ‎regarding‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning‎ ‎systems,‎ ‎it‎ ‎is‎ ‎essential‎ ‎to‎ ‎investigate‎ ‎another‎ ‎significant‎ ‎factor‎ ‎related‎ ‎to‎ ‎their‎ ‎personalities.‎ ‎Therefore,‎ ‎the‎ ‎present‎ ‎quantitative‎ ‎study‎ ‎attempts‎ ‎to‎ ‎investigate‎ ‎the‎ ‎relationships‎ ‎between‎ ‎the‎ ‎big‎ ‎five‎ ‎personality‎ ‎traits‎ ‎and‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎of‎ ‎Iranian‎ ‎EFL‎ ‎university‎ ‎students.‎ ‎To‎ ‎fulfill‎ ‎this‎ ‎aim,‎ ‎an‎ ‎election‎ ‎survey‎ ‎including‎ ‎the‎ ‎NEO‎ ‎Five-Factor‎ ‎Inventory‎ ‎questionnaire‎ ‎and‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎questionnaire‎ ‎were‎ ‎sent‎ ‎out‎ ‎to‎ ‎150‎ ‎Iranian‎ ‎EFL‎ ‎students‎ ‎participating‎ ‎in‎ ‎university‎ ‎online‎ ‎classes.‎ ‎The‎ ‎research‎ ‎findings‎ ‎revealed‎ ‎that‎ ‎openness‎ ‎to‎ ‎experience‎ ‎and‎ ‎extroversion,‎ ‎two‎ ‎of‎ ‎the‎ ‎big‎ ‎five‎ ‎personality‎ ‎traits,‎ ‎show‎ ‎a‎ ‎favorable‎ ‎correlation‎ ‎with‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎in‎ ‎general.‎ ‎The‎ ‎study‎ ‎discovered‎ ‎that‎ ‎learners‎ ‎who‎ ‎had‎ ‎higher‎ ‎levels‎ ‎of‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎with‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning‎ ‎also‎ ‎had‎ ‎higher‎ ‎levels‎ ‎of‎ ‎openness,‎ ‎conscientiousness,‎ ‎extraversion,‎ ‎and‎ ‎agreeableness,‎ ‎but‎ ‎lower‎ ‎levels‎ ‎of‎ ‎neuroticism.‎ ‎This‎ ‎research‎ ‎has‎ ‎the‎ ‎potential‎ ‎to‎ ‎have‎ ‎a‎ ‎considerable‎ ‎effect‎ ‎on‎ ‎the‎ ‎current‎ ‎body‎ ‎of‎ ‎literature‎ ‎by‎ ‎establishing‎ ‎a‎ ‎connection‎ ‎between‎ ‎students’‎ ‎personality‎ ‎traits‎ ‎and‎ ‎their‎ ‎satisfaction‎ ‎with‎ ‎online‎ ‎learning.‎ ‎Tailoring‎ ‎the‎ ‎class‎ ‎format‎ ‎to‎ ‎accommodate‎ ‎diverse‎ ‎personality‎ ‎types‎ ‎can‎ ‎significantly‎ ‎enhance‎ ‎the‎ ‎learning‎ ‎experience;‎ ‎therefore,‎ ‎it‎ ‎is‎ ‎essential‎ ‎to‎ ‎consider‎ ‎learners’‎ ‎personality‎ ‎traits‎ ‎during‎ ‎the‎ ‎stages‎ ‎of‎ ‎class‎ ‎development,‎ ‎instruction,‎ ‎and‎ ‎learning.

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  • Receive Date: 20 October 2024
  • Revise Date: 18 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 20 November 2024
  • First Publish Date: 29 November 2024
  • Publish Date: 29 November 2024

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