Assignment #3

            Learning and cognitive style inventories both measure different parts of your personality and learning styles. The cognitive style inventory test measures personality using four different sections. The results of my cognitive test were Introverted, Intuition, Feeling, and Judging. Together these four personalities traits make up my personality type or INFJ. The results given by this test describe how I interact with the world and others. It showed that I am an introverted person meaning I work problems out internally and I seek out personal relationships with others. Another characteristic of my personality is that I have intuition meaning I strive for the future and am futuristic. I seek out answers in what is unknown. Feeling was another characteristic and this means that I let the small things get to me and that I care about the success and well being of those close to me. Finally I am judging which means I plan out my course of action. I tend to schedule plans and rarely feel comfortable going with the flow.

            The next test, the learning style inventory test, measures the different learning strategies I use on a daily basis. The top four characteristics I scored highest in were Solitary, Social, Physical, and Aural. A solitary learning style means I enjoy studying and working alone to accomplish tasks. The social learning style means that when it comes to learning new information I enjoy the company of others such as my peers. Another one of the learning styles is physical meaning I learn best through the use of my hands. Finally I am an aural learning stylist meaning I enjoy music or background noises when I am working or studying. Together these styles work together to create my personal learning style.

            In response to these test results I was surprised. I was surprised at how accurate they were in determining my personality and my learning styles. Personally I feel that they provide an accurate description of who I am as a person. For example in the first test it showed that I have intuition. I have always looked to the future for answers and do my best not to dwell on the past. It also proved that I was judging and this is not a negative thing. Judging in my situations means I like to plan things out and I like schedules. Together these two characteristics work together to help me create a detailed out look on the future. The other test was surprising accurate as well. It provided four characteristics that exhibit my learning styles perfectly. I enjoy learning with groups of people, but when it comes to studying I enjoy a place with no distractions. These two characteristics were shown in my test. Finally I never realized that background noise or music was apart of my learning style. I have always enjoyed music while doing homework and require the sound of the fan to drown out the silence. Together the results of these two tests will help me to determine my strengths and weaknesses and become a better teacher.

            In conclusion these results will help me as a teacher in my future classroom. My four personality characteristics will help me create relationships with my students. They will help me to determine what I like and dislike and using that information I can better improve my classroom instruction and tolerance. I will also be able to relate to a student who shows the same personality characteristics as me. This will enable me to tailor my lesson plan to the uniqueness of each child. The learning styles test will further improve my ability to tailor my lesson plans because I know that everyone learns differently. By sharing these learning styles with my students I will be able to see which best suits their individual needs.

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