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      The relationship of personality, study practice and learning environments on excelent engineering students

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          In the present study, a group of high-achieving students is characterized, and the relationship between personality traits, study practices and learning environments is explored. Thirty three engineering students with outstanding academic achievement were assessed using a mixed method approach, consisting of a semi-structured interview and two questionnaires: the NEO-PI-R (Portuguese version) and the Study Skills Scale. The resulting data indicates a convergence between qualitative and quantitative data, associating study practices with personality traits, namely consciousness and deep approach to learning and learning motivation. Participants also revealed to be work oriented, self-disciplined, determined and highly involved with their academic work.

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          O presente estudo pretende caracterizar um grupo de alunos de elevado rendimento académico e explorar a relação entre traços de personalidade, práticas de estudo e ambientes de aprendizagem. Participaram 33 alunos de engenharia com desempenhos elevados, utilizando-se uma metodologia mista que combinou uma entrevista semi-estruturada e dois questionários: O NEO-PI-R (versão portuguesa) e a Escala de Competências de Estudo. Os resultados obtidos apontam para uma convergência entre os dados qualitativos e quantitativos. As práticas de estudo surgem associadas aos traços de personalidade, verificando-se uma associação entre a conscienciosidade e a abordagem profunda e a motivação para a aprendizagem. Os participantes manifestam-se ainda orientados para o trabalho, auto-disciplinados, determinados e com um envolvimento profundo com o trabalho académico.

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                Journal
                aps
                Análise Psicológica
                Aná. Psicológica
                Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (Lisboa )
                1646-6020
                March 2015
                : 33
                : 1
                : 97-111
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                [1 ] Universidade do Minho
                Article
                S0870-82312015000100007
                10.14417/ap.953
                c9ef5af4-588a-47e4-8c10-59b5925e629e

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Academic excellence,Personality,Study practice,Learning environment,Excelência académica,Personalidade,Práticas de estudo,Ambiente de aprendizagem

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