Predicting and understanding student attitudes and behaviour in e-learning

Abstract

This paper will review personality theory with respect to technology usewith a special emphasis on education and educational technology. Thepaper summarises some of the major personality and learning theories anddetails much of the research which has been conducted in this area.Major emphasis is placed on work which has adopted the Myers-Briggs TypeInventory (MBTI) and the latter part of the paper concentrates ondescribing research which has used the MBTI in computer based education.The paper concludes with a summary and suggestions for future work usingpersonality theory in educational technology.