Learning Styles Project

After exploring several different types of learning style inventories, I was most interested in the results from the Myers-Briggs Typology (MBTI) test. I knew that I am a right-brained, audio-visual learner, and that I would hopelessly fail the music section of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, but I had not considered several of the aspects of my personality that the MTBI test pointed out.

The MBTI inventory I took was sixty-some questions and, based on my answers, placed me as an INTJ personality type. I knew the survey had placed me in the correct type when I saw the title of my personality type description. The title was “The Mastermind”, which is exactly what I am. I am always thinking out new ways for things to be done, and planning for the future. I especially love to plan my friends’ futures in a way that benefits me. I will make a plan for a friend, then I will not only convince them that it is the best choice for them, but I will also make my plan the easiest choice for them to make (I promise, my plans are always well intentioned, even though they are also occasionally self-serving). Additionally, I am typical of an INTJ in that I am relentlessly working towards perfection, I often happily re-do things because of a small mistake. The test also hit on one of my weaknesses, being emotionally available in relationships. I struggle with trusting other people with my feelings. However, I have been working hard to be more open with my friends and family, and think that I have improved in this area. Overall, the results of the MBTI test were indicative of my personality.

MBTI evaluations could be somewhat useful for altering my instruction to meet my students’ needs. For example, I could use the MBTI types of my students to diversely group them. Understanding personality nuances about students will help me to better connect with and engage them; however, I think that information about my students’ learning modalities would be better for informing instruction then their MBTI types. The most important thing that learning styles inventories teach me is that my students need to be taught in a variety of different ways. If I vary my instruction, students of all learning styles will be able to make meaningful connections with the information. The more different connections to a concept an individual has, the more likely they will be to retain and use the information.