About the connection between intellectual abilities and personality traitsof students and their academic success
About the connection between intellectual abilities and personality traits of studentsand their academic success Intellectual abilities and personality traits of students were considered as predictors ofacademic success. R. Amthauer's intelligence structure test, A. Edwards' personalpreferences questionnaire, C. Dweck's questionnaire modified version, LFRquestionnaire and new method of group estimation of mind (GEM) were used. Resultsof this study of MSU students sample (N=177) allowed to conclude, that: 1. Groupestimation of mind acts as significant prognostic variable of students' exam passingsuccess. Psychometric intelligence variables concede to it. 2. «Self-esteem of mind»correlates with «self-esteem of academic success» and with academic progress, but doesn'tact as it's significant predictor. 3. A set of motivation variables appears to predicteffectiveness of learning better, than intellectual abilities.