I am going to watch for these personaltiy traits.
I have learned that while the instructor and student(s) may be striving to attain a similar outcome in a given course, the paths taken to get to that outcome are very different based on the individual personality traits. The instructor should be aware of these various personality traits that make up their classroom. Maintaining that understanding will help ensure that collaboratively the desired outcome can be attained, though through very different lenses.
I took the Myers Briggs many years ago and it was helpful to know more about my own personality. I think giving students the opportunity to take a personality test early on in their post-secondary education would be beneficial to them and the instructor. If this is not an option, at least making students aware of the different personality types may be helpful.
I was familiar with the Myers-Briggs test as I have taken that several times in the past. The True Colors (TC) system was new to me, as well as Keirsey’s temperaments. Understanding these various personality traits is valuable as a supervisor and an instructor since everyone absorbs and processes knowledge in different ways. Of course, the ability to discern the personalities of students in an online course that is usually eight weeks in length is difficult. Furthermore, personalities can change over time. One challenge we have in our classes is our student body is extremely diverse in terms of age and socio-economic level and life experiences (most are adult learners), and creates an interesting dynamic in the classroom to bring along all the learners.
BMT is a good personality test. I have taken it several times over the past 30 years. I found out that our personalities remain the same over time. It would be a good test to give students and pass along to teachers to know the temperment of the student.
I have been an Instructor in a classroom and in worksettings for over 20 years. Everyone has a different way of learning. It is the responsibility of the Instructor to know who the learner is, how do they learn and what teaching communication method works best.
I learned how different personality traits make communication and action different in each individual. Understanding these will help comprehend the students better.
Understanding a student's personality helps to learn how to teach them.
I understand the concept of personality traits, this can be very advantageous. However, people can fall into different categories. Using this as a guideline when preparing a class is important to reach all of your students.
The various personality models represent different ways of identifying major personality characteristics.
As a Psychology and Mental Health Counseling major, these are not new to me. In fact, when I have first term students, I often have them perform the 16 Personalities test so that we can get a better undetstanding of their preferred method of learning. Sometimes there are surprises for the students while taking this and the adjustment because of it can make learning more enjoyable.
Personality traits are interesting dynamics. Understanding what makes a student tick helps in how to deliver the course content.
I have found in my 25 years of teaching that understanding how a person learns is one of the most important things an instructor can have. It helps you put together a lesson that everyone can understand because you know how they learn from getting to know your students.
Having to deal with so many different personality traits of students as well as adults can rise the level of frustration to the classroom teacher.
Once you have established a stuents personality and behaver it can be helpful to then know how to best teach and relate to that student and hondle any issues that may arise with that student.
My understanding of this topic material is that human behaviour and personality, complex as it may be, has been studied enough for us to draw useful, meaningful actionable data and patterns in regards how to identify personality traits and perhaps be able to help reach the student in a manner that is more acceptable to the student.
There are several types of personality inventories and systems that categorize individuals according to anywhere from four to sixteen types based on their preferences, actions and communications. These can be used to anticipate preferences in the ways students behave and interact with other students. Understanding these personality types can help to design courses that allow for each of the different types to excel. Just as I consider learning styles in designing courses, I can now keep in mind the different personality types, attitudes and behaviors to ensure everyone has a chance to excel and contribute in the way they are comfortable.
Due to different peronality types, it should be expected that students will react differently to assignments and activities. Flexibility in assignments and projects should help reach a broader spectrum of students motivations.
GLoria I think that using the Myers Brigg test at the start of a new class coming in would really help the insturctor to understnad the basic personality trait of the students and would help oin the way that we can engage our students through their education process until they complete their program. It would also help in [planing ways of engaging the student.
Learning more about personality traits will help me deal with the diverse student population personalities.
