Influence of Five Factors Personality toward Learning Performance at Officers’ College, Port Dickson

In carrying out the training, one of the aspects that need to be paid attention to is related to the trainees.Personality of the trainee influences how they react during training, which predicts the level of training effectiveness.This study was conducted to examine the influence of five personality factors (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) on learning performance.This study categorizes learning performance into three outcomes: cognitive, affective, and skill.A total of 418 officers who attended the G2 and G3 Staff and Tactics Course at the Officers' College, Port Dickson were involved as respondents.The analysis of the study data shows that the cognitive outcomes are influenced by the conscientiousness factor.While the affective outcomes are influenced by agreeableness and openness.Conscientiousness and extraversion are significant predictors of skill-based outcomes.The findings of the study show that different personality factors affect different learning performance outcomes.It can be used by training providers to design training that is relevant to the trainees and the desired training objectives.