The Effects of Chronological Age on the Relationship of Academic Achievement With Extraversion and Neuroticism

S ummary . A sample of 741 students worked through a self‐instructional chemistry programme after completing tests of extraversion, neuroticism, verbal intelligence, non‐verbal intelligence and background knowledge in chemistry. The existence of significant interactions involving extra‐version and neuroticism with the measures of chronological age, intelligence and background knowledge in determining post‐test performance was then investigated. The results showed that none of the interactions involving neuroticism was significant, and indicated that the significant interaction involving extraversion and chronological age was not due to the parallel effects of verbal intelligence, non‐verbal intelligence or background knowledge

Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Neuroticism · Personality · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Innovative Teaching Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology