Can personality traits predict students’ satisfaction with blended learning during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Tovmasyan, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9297-0084, Walker, D. and Kaye, L. (2023) Can personality traits predict students’ satisfaction with blended learning during the COVID-19 pandemic? College Teaching, 71 (1). pp. 49-55. ISSN 8756-7555 doi: 10.1080/87567555.2022.2156450

Abstract/Summary

The present study aimed to assess the impact of personality traits on student satisfaction with blended learning which many HEI’s have adopted since the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Personality traits were assessed using the International Personality Item Pool and student satisfaction was recorded on a 7-point Likert scale. Data analysis of 72 undergraduate students revealed that low extraversion and high neuroticism predicted higher levels of student satisfaction. Implications are discussed considering the current pandemic with a view of increasing student satisfaction and in-turn improving National Student Survey results that impact on Teaching Excellence Framework scores and league tables.