Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Personality

ENFJ

This is interesting for me, and ironic that it says that these people make good teachers.

It is interesting to consider how other learners may be effective. For example, an introvert may not work well in group work activities, and will find themselves lost. This is an issue as if there is too much group work set, this student will not benifit. However, on the flip side, if there is no group interaction an extrovert may find themself in a position of disadvantage.
The next Issue occurs with Intuitive and Sensing people. If everything done within a lesson or subject is done through facts, figures and diagrams, an intuitive person may find themselves having trouble accepting the facts. However if there is some time given for the intuitive student to "experience" the information, they may be able to accept and work with it internally.
This can be tied in with Thinking - Feeling.
If a student is mostly thinking, then everything needs a logical order. To allow this student to work a solution through "gut feeling" would not be benificial, and this sort of student most likely requires more direction.
The last category - Judging - Percieving
This is also an area that requires careful consideration. For a judging student timelines and deadlines, set tasks and clear objectives are important to estblish a set order for their plan of study. Whereas a percieving student may be more relaxed with the ability to complete the work as they please, acting on bursts and whims.

To understand these styles is important, this information would help render work more focused for different kinds of students. Whilst is not always reasonable to cater every task to perfectly match every student, making it most compatible for as many of students as possible is a good idea, and this knowledge makes that possible.

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