Different Learning Styles: Exploring the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Thesis: Students on a secondary level of education will learn more effectively if their MBTI have been assessed and accommodated to.
All students process information differently. These differences can be explained using the Myers-Briggs type indicator. Students on a secondary level of education will learn more effectively if their MBTI have been assessed and accommodated to.
The Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) is a type of personality test to determine a person’s personality type and thus their learning style. The MBTI is based on the work of the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and the American mother and daughter team of researchers; Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers (Opt, 2000). Jung was able to group peoples personalities into three basic classifications: extroversion vs. introversion, sensing vs. intuition, and thinking vs. feeling (literacynet.org, October 22, 2001). Jung published his findings in a book call Psychological Types, first seen in English in 1923 (Opt, 2000). Myers and Briggs studied and built onto his finding twenty years later, adding the fourth classification of judging vs. perceiving, and, in 1962, the MBTI was established (literacynet.org, October 22, 2001).
Personality typing is a way of identifying ways in which people differ from each other. The Myers-Briggs type indicator consists of four primary differences with two opposite reactions to each. The first set of preferences explains where people extract their mental energy from. Extroverts extract their energy from their surroundings and other people. They prefer lots of action and interaction with others. Introverts are the more think-it-through type and...
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Opt, S.K. & Loffredo, D.A. (2000). Rethinking communication apprehension: a Myers-Briggs perspective. Victoria, TX: Heldref Publications.
This describes the history of the MBTI.
Carroll, R. (2001, December 3) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The Skeptic’s Dictionary. Retrieved October 31, 2001 from http://skepdic.com/myersb.html
This site gives an in-depth background of Carl Jung along with some statistics about the MBTI.
Lunenburg, F. (2000, March). America’s Hope: Making Schools Work For All Children. Journal of Instructional Psychology. 27(1) pp. 39-47. Retrieved from ERIC September 30, 2001.
This article discusses how appealing to a child’s learning type (using the mbti) might decreases the chances of dropping out of school
Joseph, N. (1999). Research Writing: Using Traditional and Electronic Sources.New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.
The Myers and Briggs Analysis is a series of questions that when answered are examined and grouped together in order to determine the personalities of those taking this test. This particular test can result in sixteen different outcomes or types of personalities, which is determined by four different categories that judge if you are introverted or extroverted, use your senses or your intuition, your choice to think or use your feelings, and finally if you are judgmental or perceptive. These series of questions are designed to judge our personalities and help us to determine which career pathways we will be most suited for based on our personality traits and abilities to work well with others, which is important for our future decisions.
The 'Pittenger'. Cautionary comments regarding the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 57(3), 210-221. University of Minnesota. (2016).
Blood types can be categorized in many different ways. Karl Landsteiner categorized “the first three blood groups…[as] A, B and C (subsequently renamed O from the German word “ohne” which means “without”)” (Franchini 1545). Each of these blood groups also have unique properties that give the blood an inability to mix with other blood types. For example, Landsteiner has found out that type-A red blood cells contains an A-antigen and anti-B in its serum (Franchini 1545). Type A blood contains the monosaccharides N-acetylglucosamine, galactose, fructose, and “a N-acetylgalactosamine attached to galactose” (Timberlake 556).The A-antigen is used as an identifier for the body to determine whether something in the bodies system belongs or ...
A Black Hole is defined as an object in space that is so compact, that has a gravitational pull so powerful, not even light can escape its pull. In most cases Black Holes are formed when a massive star (much larger than our own) undergoes a supernova explosion. When this happens, the star may collapse on its own gravitational pull, thus resulting in a an object with infinitely large density and zero volume. As a result, the escape velocity (the speed required to escape the gravitational pull) becomes even greater than the speed of light, and because nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, nothing can escape a black hole.
Black holes are points in space where there are extreme gravitational pulls that prevent anything, including light, from escaping. The reason for such a strong gravitational pull is due to vast amounts of matter being contained in a small amount of space. Stellar black holes form from stars with a mass greater than 20 solar masses and can be a result of gravitational collapse. Gravitational collapse is a result of the star’s internal pressure not being able to resist the stars own gravity. When the star is exhausted of its nuclear fuel such that it cannot maintain a high enough temperature it will begin to collapse under its own weight (Seidel 2011). As the star collapses it causes a supernova which blasts the outer layers of the star into space while the core completely collapses under its own weight. If the remnant core left behind exceeds 3 solar masses there are no known forces that can prevent the core from completely collapsing into a black hole (p. 568 Bennett et al. 2013)
What is a black hole? A black hole is a great amount of matter packed into a very small area. Think of it this way: imagine our sun compacted into Austin, Texas. Phenomenal cosmic power in an itty-bitty living space.
There are four different types of blood; A, B, AB, and O. This is called the ABO blood typing system. All four different types of blood serve the same purpose of transporting nutrients and oxygen throughout the human body. But what makes them different? Blood typing is based on the presence or absence of A and B cell antigens which trigger antibodies. Each kind of blood has it’s own antibody or immunoglobulin, which are proteins produced by the immune system to help stop intruders from invading your body. Therefore,
Earth is populated by billions of people – one person different from the next. While physical traits like fingerprints and DNA give people their individual identity, there is more to identity than physical traits. The experience of tragedy and joy also plays a critical role in giving people their individual identity. Personality is the other factor that separates one person from others, and the personality of an individual depends heavily on his or her beliefs, culture, and the environment in which he or she is raised. There are several different types of personality tests that one can take to identify certain traits of his or her identity, and one of them is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). According to MBTI and my life experience, as an ISTP I possess an inquisitive mind, an adventuresome spirit, and a desire to be active.
The following information can be found in the “Results and discussion” section: “The analyses reported above show that MBTI items fail to form the factors hypothesized by the test’s authors” (Saggino, Cooper, & Kline, 2001). The information I found in this study complimented the conclusion of the other article I reviewed. They both concluded that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator had many faults and was not reliable nor valid as far as solid science is concerned.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test, otherwise known as the MBTI test, is a questionnaire intended to measure and evaluates the psychological preferences of individuals in relation to their perception of the world, and generally their decision making ability. This was developed and got form typological theories that were deduced by Cal Gustav Jung. He categorized them into four psychological functions, which each unique individual uses to experience the world. They include feeling, sensation, intuition and thinking (Myers I. B., 1987).
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed by mother-daughter duo Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Myers. They wanted everyone to be able to understand their own personality types as well as others. When they were introduced to Jung’s (C. G. ideas in 1923, they believed his ideas were so powerful and they could help everyone make better life choices. By developing the MBTI, they completed their life goals. This gave everyone the chance to understand personality types. The different personality types are either extrovert (E) or introvert (I), sensing (S) or intuition (N), thinking (T) or feeling (F), and judging (J) or perceiving (P). All eight of these different personality traits make up the sixteen different personality types.
The four main types of blood are A, B, AB, and O. If a person is given the wrong blood type, the antibodies destroy the cells. A and B are the two types of antigens. If on red blood cells you have the A antigen, you will have type A blood, if you have type B blood on the red blood cells, then you have type B blood, and if you have neither, your blood type is O. If you have type A blood, you have the opposite type of antib...
...Myers, Isabel Briggs., and Mary H. McCaulley. Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists, 1998. Print.
Blood group AB has both A and B antigens located on the surfaces of red blood cells, however not located in the blood plasma. This particular blood group may receive blood products from group A or B but not permitting to donate to any other blood groups besides AB.
Anorexia often occurs as a result of an emotional problem. Control over eating may be the one of the only areas where they feel they have control over. Part of recovery often involves helping the anorexic gain some independence (Greenberg 114). ...