The Influence of the Student's Personality Type on the Preference of the Computer Science Learning Process

Abstract

The learning process involves teachers and students. In the context of computer education, as in other areas, it is necessary to take into account the different teaching methodologies for the different profiles of students, which can exert a positive influence on learning. Therefore, correlating the psychological profile of students with the methodology is an important research opportunity. In this study, the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) indicator was used to define the psychological profile of students. The methodology adopted for the development of the research was an exploratory study. Thus, this is a work that has the theme to demotivate the students in the language teaching and to extract the main instruments used to identify the types of personality of the individual and all his theory involved. From the results of the exploratory study and the psychological profile, a statistical regression technique was used to identify correlations. The results show that the psychological profiles can influence the student's acceptance and motivation in relation to the methodology applied in the classroom. This work is expected to motivate institutions and teaching professionals to create a motivational and more specialized learning environment for students.