The Relationship Between Students‟ Personality Types and Their Speaking Performance of The Undergraduate English Education Department Students of University Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka

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SALSABILA NADYA PUTRI. NIM: 1801055071. The Relationship Between Students‟ Personality Types and Their Speaking Performance of The Undergraduate English Education Department Students of University Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka. A paper. Jakarta: The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, 2023.
The aim of this study was to find out the significant correlation between students‟ personality types and their speaking performance of the undergraduate EFL students of University of Muhammadiyah Prod. Dr. Hamka. 30 students of English Education majors of the fourth semester took part in the study as the sample by using purposive sampling. This study used quantitative approach and the method of this research was a correlational research. The data for this study were gathered by administering an Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) questionnaire to assess students' personality type and speaking test to examine speaking performance of the students. The researcher used Pearson Product Moment through SPSS 23.00 to analyze the data. The result showed that the correlation coefficient or the r-obtained (-.027) was lower than r-table (.404). Then the level of probability (p) significance (sig.2tailed) was .200, higher than .05. It means that there was no significant correlation between personality types and speaking performance. This study revealed that introvert students outperformed extrovert students in speaking performance, and personality types distinguished how introvert and extrovert students learn.