INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE: Case of G.S Rugarama in Rugarama sector, Burera District

Abstract

This study examined the influence of individual personality on English learning in G.S Rugarama especially advanced level (Literature Kiswahili and Kinyarwanda. The objectives that guided the study included: i) to find out types of personality traits of G.S Rugarama learners while learning English; ii) to investigate on students ‘challenges in English learning and performance and iii) to examine the influence of individual personality on learning English at G.S Rugarama. The study adopted a case study design and a cross-sectional survey design also deploying both qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze data. The study population was 781 (2 school staff, 10 teachers and 769 learners). The sample size was 101. The main research instrument was questionnaire, complemented by interview and document review. Data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviations. The study found a extraversion (60.0 % of the teaching staff and 40.6% of learners) and agreeableness/ thoughtfulness/ kindness (20.0% of respondents) were was the positive personality traits p of learners at G.S Rugarama.