Abstract

• The main purpose of this study was to investigate the personality trait and academic hardiness of pre-service teachers in Mandalay Education College. In this study, a total of 320 participants of the student teachers from Mandalay Education College (160 males and 160 females) were selected by using random sampling technique. To study the personality trait and academic hardiness of the student teachers, two instruments were used. The EPQR- A extraversion scale was modified from (Eysenck, Eysenck & Barrett, 1985). Academic hardiness scale consists of the 19 items devised by Benishek and Lopez (2001). The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistic and independent sample t test. The findings also showed that academic hardiness scale of female students was higher than that of male students. There was significant difference in academic hardiness by gender. By grade, the result for academic hardiness scale of first year students was higher than that of second year students. The result of the study indicated that extraversion scale of art students was higher than that of science students. And also academic hardiness scale of art students was higher than that of science students. There were significant differences in extraversion scale and hardiness scale of student teachers by subject stream. According to the results, there was a significant positive relationship between extroversion and hardiness of student teachers from Mandalay Education Colleges. This means that the student teachers who are high in extroversion are also high in hardiness accordingly. It is hoped that finding presented in this study will provide some insight in the study of personality trait and academic hardiness of student teachers in the future.