THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CLASSROOM LEADER TEMPERAMENT FOR THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS IN 9th GRADE

The issue of the importance of personal dispositions for the effectiveness of pedagogical impact has been repeatedly discussed in the pedagogical and psychological literature. Many assumptions have been made about the influence of teachers’ personal characteristics on the achievements of students. This article presents the results of an empirical study on the relationship between the temperament of the classroom leader and the academic achievements of the students. The focus is on the temperament because it is a relatively stable feature that can be measured with well-established tools.