Dimensions of personality, multiple intelligences, learning styles, motivation for academic achievement and its relationship to academic achievement

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  • Luay Khazal Jabr

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https://doi.org/10.31973/aj.v0i111.1525

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العوامل الخمسة للشخصية ، الذكاءات المتعددة ، أساليب التعلّم ، دافعية الانجاز الأكاديمي ، الانجاز الأكاديمي

Abstract

Current study aimed : (1) recognition relationships among Five Factor of Personality , Multiple Intelligences , Learning Styles , Academic Achievement Motivation , and Academic Achievement , (2) measure ability of Five Factor of Personality , Multiple Intelligences , Learning Styles , Academic Achievement Motivation , Gender and Father and Mother Achievement to predicted Academic Achievement . applied seven scales : NEO-PI-R , MIDAS , LSS , ILS , AMS , IOAM-SOAM , and SAM , on student sample consist of 94 male and female . After data analysis , appear there is significance positive correlation between Academic Achievement and : Conscientiousness and Achievement Striving , ideas , logical Intelligence , Independence and Learning Styles , and Cognition , and significance negative correlation with Natural Intelligence and Avoidant and Global Learning Styles . By use stepwise multiple regression analysis , defined five significance predictors to Academic Achievement : Independence Style , Conscientiousness , Achievement Striving , logical Intelligence and cognition . Depend on this results , formulated " Social Scientific Academic Achievement Model for Iraqi Student " , and presented some recommendations and suggestions

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2015-03-15

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Jabr, L. K. (2015). Dimensions of personality, multiple intelligences, learning styles, motivation for academic achievement and its relationship to academic achievement. Al-Adab Journal, 111, 567-606. https://doi.org/10.31973/aj.v0i111.1525

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