Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Akbar Reza’i ¹
• Mohsen Khorsha ²
• Hamid Reza Maghami ³

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam-e Noor University; e-mail: akbar_rezaei@pnu.ac.ir

² . MA Holder, Curriculum Development

³ . PhD Candidate, Educational Technology

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship of personality characteristics, motivational beliefs, and learning strategies to students’ academic performance. For this purpose, 240 students (male and female) were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling method from among the students of humanities and basic sciences at Tabriz University. NEO Five Factor Personality Inventory and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) were used for data collection. Multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation were carried out to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a positive and meaningful relationship between responsiveness and students' academic performance of basic sciences. Academic performance had a positive and significant correlation with the variables of motivational beliefs, self-efficiency as well as learning strategies (cognitive strategies and self-regulation) in academic performance of students of basic sciences and humanities. The results of regression analysis showed that self-efficiency and motivational beliefs played a significant role in academic performance of humanities students. Responsiveness or conscientiousness also had a great impact on the academic performance of basic science students.

Keywords

• personality
• Motivational beliefs
• Learning Strategies
• Academic Performance