What are your Strengths?: An Analysis of the Correlation of Strengths and Majors
Presentation Type
Poster
Student
Yes
Track
Other
Abstract
A crucial aspect of working with others in the workforce is knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses. The analytical company Gallup has allowed students and professionals to discover these traits through the CliftonStrengths test. For each of the one hundred seventy-seven questions, the test gives two statements on opposite sides of a scale. From there, users can rank whether one side of the scale describes them better or is neutral. Analytical software then ranks a person’s interaction with thirty-four identified strengths. The focus of this research includes looking at the correlation between students’ strengths and their majors. Other factors, such as extracurriculars, gender, predicted success rate, and whether they are a first-generation student, were also included. The practical implication of these results presents the commonly seen strengths a student within a particular major would possess, which could allow professors to help grow the weaknesses while educating their students on how to thrive within a group work setting.
Keywords: Gallup, strengths, analytical software
Start Date
2-7-2023 1:00 PM
End Date
2-7-2023 2:00 PM
What are your Strengths?: An Analysis of the Correlation of Strengths and Majors
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A crucial aspect of working with others in the workforce is knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses. The analytical company Gallup has allowed students and professionals to discover these traits through the CliftonStrengths test. For each of the one hundred seventy-seven questions, the test gives two statements on opposite sides of a scale. From there, users can rank whether one side of the scale describes them better or is neutral. Analytical software then ranks a person’s interaction with thirty-four identified strengths. The focus of this research includes looking at the correlation between students’ strengths and their majors. Other factors, such as extracurriculars, gender, predicted success rate, and whether they are a first-generation student, were also included. The practical implication of these results presents the commonly seen strengths a student within a particular major would possess, which could allow professors to help grow the weaknesses while educating their students on how to thrive within a group work setting.
Keywords: Gallup, strengths, analytical software