- For online students, mean satisfaction ratings on technology subscale questions were significantly lower for extraverts than introverts.
- For blended students, extraverts ranked significantly lower than introverts on a question asking if they would recommend the course to a peer.

Extravert/Introvert Differences within Learning Environments

- In online courses, sensors were significantly more satisfied with the use of chat tools than intuitive students. 
- For online students, sensors were more satisfied with working on projects alone than intuitive individuals.
- For students in blended courses, sensors were more satisfied with instructor availability than intuitive students.

Sensor/Intuitive Differences within Learning Environments

- Researchers used the Mann-Whitney U test to analyze differences in satisfaction based on personality type within each learning environment.
- They evaluated each scale of the MBTI separately, rather than comparing differences between combine personality types. 
- There were no statistically significant differences in satisfaction between thinkers and feelers or judgers and perceivers.

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Generally, results show students were satisfied with courses in both environments. Personal interaction with other students and instructors was mentioned frequently as a factor influencing student satisfaction. Nevertheless, researchers found several differences in student satisfaction based on both personality type and learning environment. These findings are best broken down into 4 categories:

- Personality Type Distribution
- Satisfaction by Learning Environment
- Satisfaction by Personality Type
- Satisfaction among Personality Types and Learning Environments

Student Satisfaction with Blended and Online Courses Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Type: Results

Bolliger, D., & Erichsen, E. (2013). Student satisfaction with blended and online courses based on personality type. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 39(1).

Student Satisfaction with Blended and Online Courses Based on Personality Type

- Most individuals were extraverts, intuitive, feelers, and judgers.
- Only 10 out of the 16 personality types on the MBTI are represented in the sample.
- 16 out of 72 participants were determined to be INTJ (Introvert, intuitive, thinker, judger), making it the most represented personality type in the sample.  However, it is generally not a common personality type.

Results: Personality Type Distribution

- Students in online courses reported higher satisfaction for all question categories than students in blended courses.
- However, the differences between students in each environment were only found to be statistically significant for one question regarding the download times of online resources.
- The open ended questions revealed that a high number of students reported satisfaction with student and instructor interaction
- This indicates the importance of interaction with others as a factor in student satisfaction, regardless of learning environment.


Results: Satisfaction by Learning Environment

Results: Satisfaction by Personality Type

- Researchers used the Kruskal-Wallis test to analyze differences in satisfaction among the learning environments and MBTI scales.
- No significant differences were found between extraverts and introverts or judgers and perceivers.
- Intuitives in online courses were significantly more satisfied with the use of threaded discussion and quality of interaction with other students than those in blended courses.
- Intuitives in online courses were significantly more satisfied with course outcomes than intuitives in blended courses. In other words, they ranked higher on survey questions in the outcomes subscale.
- Feelers in online courses were significantly more satisfied with the use of threaded online discussions than those in blended courses.

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