Transcript Where do you focus your attention? Extraversion

Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator
A Guide to Knowing Yourself
(MBTI) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
History
Swiss Psychiatrist- Carl G. Jung (1875-1961)
Katharine Cook Briggs (1875-1968)
Isabel Briggs Myers (1897-1980)
How is the MBTI used?
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Self-Understanding
Learning Styles
Career Development
Team-Building
Leadership
Relationship Counseling
Education & Curriculum Development
Become an Effective Learner
► Recognize that people learn differently
► Open mind to learning potential
Become an Effective Learner
Adopt a positive attitude towards learning
OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE
Preference
Dichotomies
E-----------------------I
S---------------------- N
T--------------------- F
J---------------------- P
Handwriting Example
Where do you focus your attention?
Extraversion
• Prefer to communicate by talking
• Focus attention on the outer
world/people
• Learn best by doing & discussing
• Take action
Where do you focus your attention?
Introversion
• Prefer to make decisions through
internal thoughts
• Focus attention on the inner world of
memories, thoughts, and feelings
• Prefer to communicate in
writing/reflection of ideas
E vs. I
Famous Es
Abraham Lincoln – ENFJ
Steve Spurrier- ESFJ
Danny Glover – ESFJ
Famous Is:
Tom Cruise – ISTP
Michael Jordan – ISFJ
Oprah Winfrey- INFJ
John F. Kennedy - INTJ
How do you gather information?
Sensing
• Become aware of what is real-using the
five senses (look, sound, feel, taste, and
smell)
• Detail-oriented
• Focus on present –concrete
information/reality
• Trust experience
• Specific (detailed) instructions
How do you gather information?
Intuition
• Become aware of the meanings and
relationships that go beyond the
information given (future
possibilities)
• Focus on the big picture/creating
patterns
• Imaginative/Creative
Design Your House
Each group take 3 minutes
to design your dream
house
How do you make decisions?
Thinking
• Make decisions objectively, solving
with logic
• Cause & effect relationships
• Problem-Solving
• Fair- everyone is treated equally
• Can be considered “tough-minded”
How do you make decisions?
Feeling
• Make decisions on subjective, personcentered values
• Consider personal values/what is most
important to you and others
• Strive for harmony, positive interactions
• Fair-everyone treated as an individual
• Can be considered “tender-hearted”
Decisions, Decisions
Scenario:
You are the owner/CEO of a mid-size
business. Unfortunately, economic
times are tough and you are forced
to lay off five, full-time employees.
How do you decide who is staying
and who is going?
How do you relate to the outer world?
Judging
• Structure
• Organization
• Systematic
• Create long/short-term plans
• Like to have things settled
How do you relate to the outer world?
Perceiving
• Spontaneous
• Flexible
• Casual
• Open-ended
• Like to keep options open
Taking a Trip
You have plans for this weekend. It is Tuesday.
When are you going to
start planning, preparing,
and packing for this trip?
Learning Styles-ENTJ
• Logical order and action
• Talk to learn
• Mental work: continuous flow of ideas
• New ideas: associations & meanings
• Inquiry learning: naturally curious
• Planning: goals & schedules planned at
the beginning
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ESTJ
• Logical order and action
• Clear purposes: what is this about, examples,
& practice
• Goal-oriented: goals & schedules planned
from the beginning
• Sound & practical: observe specifics &
organize them
• Concrete to abstract: information in a logical
and orderly format
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-INTP
• Mental priorities: continuous flow of ideas &
possibilities
• Logical thinking: detached, analytical approach to life
• Reading: one of the best ways to learn
• Study style: spontaneous-flowing with surges of
impulsive energy
• Informal problem-solving: at best when work feels
like play
• Invention & Choice: invent their own ways to solve
problems & enjoy independent study
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ISTP
• Sensory learning: doing their best when they can
hear, touch, and see what they are learning
• Logical thinker
• Concrete, reflective learning: logical sequences
flowing from concrete to abstract
• Orderly, factual: observation of specifics and memory
of facts
• Study style: spontaneous, preferring to focus on one
task at a time
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ENFJ
• Active learning: interactions-class discussions
• Goal-oriented: goals and schedules planned
ahead of time
• Self-Critical
• Favored Instruction: orderly flow of ideas
• Problem-solving: weighing value issues in the
context of deeply held beliefs and personal
priorities
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ESFJ
• Learn best through personal
relationships
• Active learning-classroom discussions
• Sensory learning: hear, touch, and see
• Goal-oriented: plan goals and draw
energy from a steady, orderly process
• Concrete to abstract ideas
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-INFP
• Naturally curious-imaginative
• Individual & Private: prefer to teach themselves
• Study style: open & exploratory approach to
learning-need to develop self-discipline
• Mental processing: continuous flow of ideas and
imaginings
• Conceptual learner: start with big picture
• Instruction: like to do individual work in their own
way
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ISFP
• Sensory learners: hear, touch, see
• Like hands-on materials and audio-visual aids
• Learning is a private matter-work individually
within the framework prescribed by instructor
• Mental processing: info organized in sets of
personal values
• Study Style: spontaneous, impulsive
• Like to work at their own pace
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles: ESTP
• Sensory, active learning: learn through
TV, films, audio, and hands-on
• Logical reasoning: ability to observe facts
& remember them
• Study Style: like facts straight and
logically organized (step by step)
• Like to take a playful approach to work
and studying
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Style-ESFP
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Naturally curious
Sensory learning: TV, films, hands-on
Like to talk and think out loud
Like to learn through discussions, studying
with friends
• Study style: remember facts, build knowledge
step by step
• Learn spontaneously with surges of impulsive
energy
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ISTJ
• View school work as serious work
• Want to be shown exactly what is expected of them
• Clear, sensory instruction: examples and
demonstrations with practice
• Concrete—abstract
• Learning is a private matter—new information is
difficult to obtain in group work
• Careful, detailed learners-like to go step by step
through new material to make sure they have a
sound understanding
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ISFJ
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School learning is serious learning
Sensory learning: hear, touch, see
Like instructors to give examples & guided practice
Learning is a private matter-study individually or with
a close friend
• Goal-oriented: like goals clearly in mind while they
work
• Practical: do best work when they clearly see the
practical, here and now usefulness of assignments
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ENTP
• Naturally curious-like to pursue new interests
• Mental processing: describe mind as
continuous flow of ideas & possibilities
• Interactive learning: like to talk-class
discussions and oral presentations
• Study style: spontaneous, surges of energy
• Conceptual learning: like the big picture
concept and broad meanings
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-ENFP
• Thrive on feeling inspired
• Naturally curious about anything that engages
imagination
• Interactive learning-class discussions, studying
with a friend
• Conceptual learner-big picture
• Study style: spontaneous, surges of energy
• Informal problem solving: brainstorming,
sharing ideas, inventing new ways
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-INTJ
• Thrive on the surge of inspiration that comes with
new ideas and possibilities
• Independent & private: prefer to teach themselves
• Reading is one of the main ways of learning
• Mental processing: construct mental models of ideas
• Insight: strong intuition to make decisions
• Competence & mastery are important and come
through inspiration, insight, and analytical thinking
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.
Learning Styles-INFJ
• Thrive on the inspiration that comes with pursuing
new ideas and possibilities
• Individual & private- prefer to teach themselves
whatever they believe they need to know
• Mental processing: mind is quick in seeing
associations and meanings, reading between the
lines
• Insight is very strong-language skills
• Solve problems by weighing value issues
Adapted from Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence, Ph.D.