Journal of Education & Social Policy

Teachers’ Sex and Students’ Preferences of Teachers’ Personality Traits among Selected Public Junior High School in Western Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Dulce Ann Laput Gaid, MSciEd; Bella Culi Mugot, MST

Abstract
This study was designed to determine the teachers’ sex and students’ preferences of teachers’ personality traits among selected Public High School. It aimed to determine the significant difference between the teachers’ sex and students’ preference of teachers’ personality traits when grouped to male and female, find out the significant difference between the teachers’ sex and students’ preference of teachers’ personality traits when grouped to year level, and find out the significant difference between the teachers’ sex and students’ preferences of teachers’ personality traits. There were four hundred two (402) male and female students of selected public Junior High School in Western Misamis Oriental, Philippines involved in the study. This study utilized the quantitative descriptive research design. Result showed that both male and female teachers revealed highly significant difference on teachers’ personality traits such as fair, democratic, responsive, understanding, kindly, stimulating, original, alert, attractive, and responsible. This study concluded that teachers’ sex can affect the students’ preferences on teachers’ personality traits.

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