Teaching and Learning Styles



	Myers Briggs
	TEACHING STYLES LEARNING STYLES

	NF High commitment to students Can mobilize student's talent Prefer interactional experiences to lecturing In touch with climate of classroom Relate individually to each student Accept students and colleagues easier than superiors Prefer small group to large group Highly personal; stroke easily, tenderhearted, content SP Value activity, risk, adventure Very spontaneous in classroom Do the unexpected Entertaining, attractive, "show" Not many in formal education Apt to use drama, visual aids, video tapes Tend to follow impulses rather than well laid plans Can be easily misunderstood by student and colleagues SJ Responsible, dependable, create harmony Present material in sequence, well outlined Not patient with disruptive student Teach by the Socratic method Can be critical of student who seems tardy, disorganized, slow Expect lessons to be done on time Loyal to organizational structure Expect students to be loyal NT Enjoy designing new curriculum Stretch student's intellects Prefer to teach knowledge rather than values and attitudes Do not often express appreciation Apt to be well read in their field Impatient with needless paperwork or unproductive meetings Often can sound harsh and impatient Expect competency of students and are often demanding		NF Need acceptance, caring, support Enjoy group interaction Prefer cooperation over competition Focus more on people than on the abstract Learn best in fact-to-face dialogue SP Entertainer, free spirit, resourceful Immediacy, short attention span, spontaneity Need physical involvement and activity Are not good team members Thrive on verbal and visual May well be restless in "regular" classroom

			SJ Value responsibility, dependability, harmony, obedient Prefer a structured classroom Like and need organization, schedule, discipline of authority Do well with workbook Expect teacher to "rule and teach", student to "follow and learn" NT Interested in principles and logic Enjoy developing own ideas Technology appeals to them Need constant success experiences Exert constantly escalating standards on self and others