Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College

This study reports on the personality profile of a group of teacher trainees from a Malaysian teachers'training college for the different sexes, entry qualifications and ethnic groups. Cattell's 16 P. F. Test (Form A) was used to measure personality traits of the trainees. Results showed...

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Main Author: Yaakub, Noran Fauziah
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1990
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2876/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2876/1/Personality_Patterns_of_Teacher_Trainees.pdf
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description This study reports on the personality profile of a group of teacher trainees from a Malaysian teachers'training college for the different sexes, entry qualifications and ethnic groups. Cattell's 16 P. F. Test (Form A) was used to measure personality traits of the trainees. Results showed significant differences between male and female students on nine out of the 16factors; and between SPM and SPTM students on three factors. A comparison of the three ethnic groups revealed seven trait differences. The overall personality profile is "average" except for four factors, indicating the presence of emotional instability, pessimism, suspicion and worry.
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spelling upm-28762013-05-27T07:04:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2876/ Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College Yaakub, Noran Fauziah This study reports on the personality profile of a group of teacher trainees from a Malaysian teachers'training college for the different sexes, entry qualifications and ethnic groups. Cattell's 16 P. F. Test (Form A) was used to measure personality traits of the trainees. Results showed significant differences between male and female students on nine out of the 16factors; and between SPM and SPTM students on three factors. A comparison of the three ethnic groups revealed seven trait differences. The overall personality profile is "average" except for four factors, indicating the presence of emotional instability, pessimism, suspicion and worry. 1990 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2876/1/Personality_Patterns_of_Teacher_Trainees.pdf Yaakub, Noran Fauziah (1990) Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College. Pertanika, 13 (1). pp. 139-144. English
spellingShingle Yaakub, Noran Fauziah
Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College
title Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College
title_full Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College
title_fullStr Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College
title_full_unstemmed Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College
title_short Personality Patterns of Teacher Trainees from a Malaysian Training College
title_sort personality patterns of teacher trainees from a malaysian training college
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2876/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2876/1/Personality_Patterns_of_Teacher_Trainees.pdf