Teachers Personality Traits and Students Discipline in Lagos State

Abstract

This study examined teachers’ personality traits and students’ discipline. The 
purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teachers’ personality 
traits on students discipline in order to achieve educational goals and 
objectives. Teachers’ personality trait plays a significant role in 
accomplishing students’ discipline in and around the school. Teaching and 
learning have a major part in creating a friendly and encouraging learning 
environment for students. Teacher personality can affect student learning 
outcomes via the psychological environment of the classroom. How and why 
one differs from another is an important part of the study of personality. 
When the psychological traits of personality are achieved within the teacher, 
one is more likely to be motivated to achieve, cooperate and take on new 
challenges. It is important for a teacher to have a sound personality trait 
which will reflect upon the students’ discipline. The researcher concluded 
that personality trait of the teacher is the key component of teacher 
professional attitude which would have significant influence upon student’s 
discipline. The researcher recommended that teachers should imbibe the 
trait of conscientiousness which is the strongest predictor of all the five 
personality traits in order to ensure job performance through student’s 
discipline